Paramonacanthus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Monacanthidae Phylum Chordata Order Tetraodontiformes		Class Actinopterygii Scientific name Paramonacanthus Rank Genus

Similar Paramonacanthus japonicus, Brachaluteres, Paraluteres, Broom filefish, Rudarius

hairfinned leatherjacket paramonacanthus japonicus

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

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

Paramonacanthus arabicus Hutchins, 1997 (Gulf filefish)

Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1851) (Pig-faced leatherjacket)

Paramonacanthus frenatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Wedgetail filefish)

Paramonacanthus lowei Hutchins, 1997

Paramonacanthus matsuurai Hutchins, 1997

Paramonacanthus nematophorus (Günther, 1870)

Paramonacanthus oblongus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (Hair-finned filefish)

Paramonacanthus otisensis Whitley, 1931 (Dusky leatherjacket)

Paramonacanthus pusillus (Rüppell, 1829)

Paramonacanthus sulcatus (Hollard, 1854)

Paramonacanthus tricuspis (Hollard, 1854)

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