Pseudomonacanthus is a genus in the filefishes native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Pseudomonacanthus | |
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Pseudomonacanthus macrurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Monacanthidae |
Genus: | Pseudomonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 |
Species
editThere are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fraser-Brunner, 1940 (Fourband leatherjacket)
- Pseudomonacanthus macrurus (Bleeker, 1857) (Strap-weed filefish)
- Pseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard, 1854) (Pot-bellied leatherjacket)
- Pseudomonacanthus tweediei Fraser-Brunner, 1940
References
edit- ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.