Where Does Scrawled Filefish Live?

Scrawled Filefish lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Scrawled Filefish

Water type

saltwater

Depth

Typically found from the surface down to 120 meters (394 feet), but occasionally deeper.

Environment

Associated with coral reefs, rocky bottoms, seagrass beds, and open water, often near floating Sargassum or debris. Juveniles are frequently pelagic, drifting with currents.

Geographic range

Circumtropical and subtropical. Found in the Atlantic Ocean (from Nova Scotia to Brazil, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico), Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean (from Japan to Australia, Hawaii, and the eastern Pacific from California to Chile).

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