Monacanthus

Monacanthus
Monacanthus chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Monacanthus
Oken, 1817[1]

Monacanthus is a genus of filefishes.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Bailly, N. (2014). "Monacanthus Oken, 1817". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  2. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.


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