Blue spotted filefish ?

[sc50964]

Does anyone know more info on this fish?

 

[Friday24]

I believe it's the Scrawled Filefish

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/aluterus-scriptus/

 

[brett_schn]

I know they get huge like 2ft long. I've seen them like that out on the reefs down here and yes it's a scrawled filefish

 

[eatbreakfast]

Very peaceful, but very large filefish.

 

[brett_schn]

The ones at the reefs down here in the keys are like dogs. They will let u pet them and they swim with you.

 

[sc50964]

From what I've read, they aren't rare. We don't see them much in home aquarium cuz of their size. Right?

 

[eatbreakfast]

From what I've read, they aren't rare. We don't see them much in home aquarium cuz of their size. Right?

Yup.

 

[brett_schn]

From what I've read, they aren't rare. We don't see them much in home aquarium cuz of their size. Right?

I don't think they are that rare I see them all the time at the key largo reefs maybe rare in the tanks because of their size