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Greater Japanese Mole
Mogera wogura robusta Nehring, 1891
Mogera wogura robusta is a subspecies of the Japanese (Temminck's) mole, a solit…
Insular Mole
Mogera insularis (Swinhoe, 1863)
Mogera insularis is a mole distinguished from other Talpinae by its 32 chromosom…
American Shrewmole
Neurotrichus gibbsii (Baird, 1858)
Neurotrichus gibbsii, the smallest American mole, is a fossorial shrew-mole nati…
Ocean Leatherjacket
Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Nelusetta ayraud is a filefish found around Australia that is caught in local co…
Orangespotted Filefish
Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1842)
Cantherhines pullus, the orangespotted filefish, is a reef-dwelling fish found i…
Whitespotted Filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard, 1853)
Cantherhines macrocerus, the American whitespotted filefish, is a color-changing…
Barred Filefish
Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)
Cantherhines dumerilii is a reef-dwelling fish from the Indo-Pacific and eastern…
Wirenet Filefish
Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837)
Cantherhines pardalis is a small reef-dwelling tropical fish with characteristic…
Spectacled Filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867)
Cantherhines fronticinctus, the spectacled filefish, is a small Indo-West Pacifi…
Scrawled Filefish
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
Aluterus scriptus, the scribbled filefish, is a medium circumtropical filefish t…
Orange Filefish
Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
Aluterus schoepfii (orange filefish) is a spotted Atlantic benthic fish found fr…
Unicorn Leatherjacket
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aluterus monoceros, the unicorn leatherjacket, is a subtropical worldwide filefi…
Planehead Filefish
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Stephanolepis hispidus, the planehead filefish, is an Atlantic filefish species …
Thread-sail Filefish
Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Stephanolepis cirrhifer, the thread-sail filefish, is a commercially important f…
Reticulated Leatherjacket
Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Stephanolepis diaspros is a filefish species reaching 25 cm long, native to the …
Bridled Leatherjacket
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus, the bridled leatherjacket, is a small 14cm Austra…
Bristle-tail Leatherjacket
Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acreichthys tomentosus is a small reef-dwelling fish found across the Indo-Pacif…
Broom Filefish
Amanses scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
Amanses scopas, the broom filefish, is the only extant species in the genus Aman…
Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket
Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Brachaluteres jacksonianus is a small variable-coloured leatherjacket fish that …
Leafy Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligerus (Cuvier, 1816)
Chaetodermis penicilligerus, the prickly leather-jacket, is a medium-sized camou…
Horseshoe Leatherjacket
Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Meuschenia hippocrepis, the horseshoe leatherjacket, is an Australian-endemic fi…
Sixspine Leatherjacket
Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Meuschenia freycineti, the sixspine leatherjacket, is a 60 cm filefish endemic t…
Velvet Leatherjacket
Meuschenia scaber (Forster, 1801)
Meuschenia scaber is a common filefish found around southern Australia and New Z…
Fringed Filefish
Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)
Monacanthus ciliatus, the fringed filefish, is a small demersal filefish found a…
