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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Monacanthus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Maddern, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)

Photo by Maddern, M.
 
Monacanthus chinensis
[Fan-bellied leatherjacket]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Monacanthus ciliatus
[Fringed filefish]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Monacanthus tuckeri Bean, 1906

Photo by Minguell, C.
 
Monacanthus tuckeri
[Slender filefish]
3 Species of Family Monacanthidae with Genus Monacanthus
(Filefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1765 Monacanthus chinensis Fan-bellied leatherjacket Indo-Pacific 38 TL
1818 Monacanthus ciliatus Fringed filefish Western Atlantic 20 TL
1906 Monacanthus tuckeri Slender filefish Western Atlantic 10 TL



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