The Prickly Leather-jacket is a Filefish native to tropical areas of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
This elaborate-looking fish has its own genus. Its tassels are for camouflage. Like other filefish, it can erect its
dorsal spine to look menacing. It grows to 31cm long.
Its a solitary fish. When breeding, the female lays a clutch of eggs and the male guards them until they hatch.
Diet is small invertebrates and algae.