Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Monacanthidae Scientific name Meuschenia scaber Higher classification Meuschenia | |
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Similar Meuschenia, Meuschenia hippocrepis, Meuschenia freycineti, Scobinichthys granulatus, Tetraodontiformes | ||
The smooth leatherjacket or velvet leatherjacket, Meuschenia scaber, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found off eastern Australia and all around New Zealand to depths of about 100 m, on rocky weedy reef areas. Its length is between 25 and 35 cm. In New Zealand it is simply known as leatherjacket as it is the only fish of this family commonly found there.
Distribution
Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales, and around Tasmania. Also New Zealand.
References
Smooth leatherjacket Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA