Browsing the reef, this Scrawled Filefish paid little concern to all the attention it was getting while I followed it around.Looe Key Sanctuary Preservation AreaFlorida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)Monore County, Florida USASeaLife DC1400
Most toothbrush leatherjackets that we see are too young to have the bristles which give the species its common name. The adult fish in this photo from Shelly Beach, Manly has a well-developed set of bristles along the rear half of the body.