Biology:Oxymonacanthus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Oxymonacanthus
Oxymonacanthus longirostris 1.jpg
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Oxymonacanthus
Bleeker, 1865

Oxymonacanthus is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Oxymonacanthus halli N. B. Marshall, 1952 (Red Sea longnose filefish)
  • Oxymonacanthus longirostris Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Harlequin filefish)

References

  1. 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 ☰ Q56849 entry