Monacanthidae

Taxonavigation Kingdom: Animalia Sub Kingdom: Eumetazoa Super Phylum: Bilateria:Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Sub Phylum: Vertebrata Super Class: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Sub-Class: Neopterygii Infra Class: Teleostei Super Order: Acanthopterygii Order: Tetraodontiformes Family: Monacanthidae Genus: Acanthaluteres - Acreichthys - Aluterus - Amanses - Anacanthus - Brachaluteres - Cantherhines - Chaetodermis - Colurodontis - Eubalichthys - Meuschenia - Monacanthus - Nelusetta - Oxymonacanthus - Paraluteres - Paramonacanthus - Pervagor - Pseudalutarius - Pseudomonacanthus - Rudarius - Scobinichthys - Thamnaconus

Introduction

Commonly called Filefish or Leatherjackets. There are 95 described species in 31 genera of the Monacanthidae family.

Classification

• Acanthaluteres -
• Acreichthys -
• Aluterus -
• Amanses -
• Anacanthus -
• Brachaluteres -
• Cantherhines -
• Chaetodermis -
• Colurodontis -
• Eubalichthys -
• Meuschenia -
• Monacanthus -
• Nelusetta -
• Oxymonacanthus -
• Paraluteres -
• Paramonacanthus -
• Pervagor -
• Pseudalutarius -
• Pseudomonacanthus -
• Rudarius -
• Scobinichthys -
• Thamnaconus -

Gallery

• 
  Chaetodermis penicilligerus
  Prickly Leatherjacket
  Genus: Chaetodermis
• 
  Oxymonacanthus longirostris
  Long Nose Filefish
  Genus: Oxymonacanthus

Resources

• Family Monacanthidae - Filefishes - FishBase
• Fish Identification: Find Species - FishBase