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Pseudomonacanthus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Pseudomonacanthus

Higher classification
  
Filefish

Order
  
Tetraodontiformes

Family
  
Monacanthidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Pseudomonacanthus

Similar
  
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus, Filefish, Paramonacanthus, Paraluteres, Brachaluteres

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:

  • 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

    Pseudomonacanthus Wikipedia
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