Biology:Pseudomonacanthus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pseudomonacanthus
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus.JPG
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Pseudomonacanthus
Bleeker, 1865

Pseudomonacanthus is a genus in the filefishes native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.

Species

There 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

  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 ☰ Q2712241 entry