Monacanthidae
Ocean Leatherjacket
Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Nelusetta ayraud is a filefish found around Australia that is caught in local commercial fisheries.
Orangespotted Filefish
Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1842)
Cantherhines pullus, the orangespotted filefish, is a reef-dwelling fish found in Atlantic waters that feeds on sponges, algae and invertebrates.
Whitespotted Filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard, 1853)
Cantherhines macrocerus, the American whitespotted filefish, is a color-changing reef fish often found in pairs, growing up to 18 inches long.
Barred Filefish
Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)
Cantherhines dumerilii is a reef-dwelling fish from the Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific with distinct color patterns and fin structures.
Wirenet Filefish
Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837)
Cantherhines pardalis is a small reef-dwelling tropical fish with characteristic white fin spots and three distinct color morphs.
Spectacled Filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867)
Cantherhines fronticinctus, the spectacled filefish, is a small Indo-West Pacific marine fish in the filefish family Monacanthidae.
Scrawled Filefish
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
Aluterus scriptus, the scribbled filefish, is a medium circumtropical filefish that can change color to match its environment.
Orange Filefish
Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
Aluterus schoepfii (orange filefish) is a spotted Atlantic benthic fish found from shallow waters down to 900m depth.
Unicorn Leatherjacket
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aluterus monoceros, the unicorn leatherjacket, is a subtropical worldwide filefish growing up to 76 cm long.
Planehead Filefish
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Stephanolepis hispidus, the planehead filefish, is an Atlantic filefish species caught for human consumption.
Thread-sail Filefish
Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Stephanolepis cirrhifer, the thread-sail filefish, is a commercially important food fish native to Asian waters.
Reticulated Leatherjacket
Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Stephanolepis diaspros is a filefish species reaching 25 cm long, native to the western Indian Ocean and now widespread in the eastern Mediterranean.
Bridled Leatherjacket
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus, the bridled leatherjacket, is a small 14cm Australian fish in the family Monacanthidae.
Bristle-tail Leatherjacket
Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acreichthys tomentosus is a small reef-dwelling fish found across the Indo-Pacific, that prefers seagrass-inhabited shallow coral reef habitats.
Broom Filefish
Amanses scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
Amanses scopas, the broom filefish, is the only extant species in the genus Amanses, a harmless tropical reef filefish from the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific.
Southern Pygmy Leatherjacket
Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Brachaluteres jacksonianus is a small variable-coloured leatherjacket fish that can inflate its abdomen and change colour during courtship.
Leafy Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligerus (Cuvier, 1816)
Chaetodermis penicilligerus, the prickly leather-jacket, is a medium-sized camouflaged tropical marine fish growing up to 31 cm long.
Horseshoe Leatherjacket
Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Meuschenia hippocrepis, the horseshoe leatherjacket, is an Australian-endemic filefish named for its distinctive side marking.
Sixspine Leatherjacket
Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Meuschenia freycineti, the sixspine leatherjacket, is a 60 cm filefish endemic to temperate southern Australian waters.
Velvet Leatherjacket
Meuschenia scaber (Forster, 1801)
Meuschenia scaber is a common filefish found around southern Australia and New Zealand in shallow rocky reef areas.
Fringed Filefish
Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)
Monacanthus ciliatus, the fringed filefish, is a small demersal filefish found across shallow Atlantic waters, most commonly in seagrass meadows.
Fanbelly Leatherjacket
Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
Monacanthus chinensis, the fan-bellied leatherjacket, is a variable-colored demersal fish native to the Indo-Pacific.
Longnose Filefish
Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Oxymonacanthus longirostris, the orange spotted filefish, is a small reef-dwelling fish found in the Indo-Pacific.
Mimic Filefish
Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker, 1851)
Paraluteres prionurus, the blacksaddle filefish, is a small reef-dwelling monacanthid filefish found across the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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