Pigmy Leatherjacket

The Southern pygmy leatherjacket (Brachaluteres jacksonianus) is a filefish endemic to Australia, found in temperate coastal waters and reefs from southern Queensland around to south-west Western Australia, including Tasmania. Taxonomy The species was described in 1824 by the French zoologist Jean René Constant Quoy and naturalist Joseph Paul Gaimard. The genus name "Brachaluteres" is derived from the Greek brachys (meaning "short") and the Latin luteus (meaning "yellow").

Brachaluteres est un genre de poissons marins tropicaux de la famille des Monacanthidae (« poissons-bourses » ou « poissons-limes »).

Brachaluteres jacksonianus es una especie de peces de la familia Monacanthidae en el orden de los Tetraodontiformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 10 cm de longitud total. ​​ Hábitat Es un pez de mar de clima templado y asociado a los arrecifes de coral.