Biology:Meuschenia
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Meuschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are nine species from the temperate southern half of Australia.[1]
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[2]
| Species | Common name | Image |
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| Meuschenia australis
(Donovan, 1824) |
Southern leatherjacket | frameless |
| Meuschenia flavolineata
Hutchins, 1977 |
Yellow-striped leatherjacket | frameless |
| Meuschenia freycineti
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
Six-spined leatherjacket | frameless |
| Meuschenia galii
Hutchins, 1977 |
Blue-lined leatherjacket | frameless |
| Meuschenia hippocrepis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
Horse-shoe leatherjacket | frameless |
| Meuschenia scabra
(J. R. Forster, 1801) |
Velvet leatherjacket | frameless |
| Meuschenia trachylepis
(Günther, 1870) |
Yellowfin leatherjacket | frameless |
| Meuschenia venusta
Hutchins, 1977 |
Stars and stripes leatherjacket | frameless |
| Meuschenia xanthopterus
(Xu & Zhan, 1988) |
Gallery
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M. trachylepis
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References
- ↑ Bray, D.J. (2012). "Meuschenia". http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/897.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q56843 entry
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