Spiny-tailed, or Brown’s, Leatherjacket
Acanthaluteres brownii (Richardson, 1846)
Monacanthidae
(Alecto Facsimile Edition - Plate 30)

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34. Spiny-tailed, or Brown’s, Leatherjacket. Acanthaluteres brownii (Richardson, 1846) [W,P&M]
340 x 506 mm
Bauer’s fish was caught at Princess Royal Harbour, King George Sound, Western Australia on 16
December 1801. Bauer has painted it from two angles – head on and from the side. Sir John
Richardson was the first person to scientifically name and describe this species which he did
from Bauer’s painting as the specimen was not preserved. The fish is named after Robert Brown,
the Investigator’s scientist.
The fish occurs in southern Australian waters today.
W&M : 324, 341; W,P&M : 36-7; Norst : 37.