Thamnaconus
| Thamnaconus | |
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| Thamnaconus modestus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes | 
| Family: | Monacanthidae | 
| Genus: |  Thamnaconus J. L. B. Smith, 1949  | 
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Thamnaconus is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are about 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Thamnaconus analis (Waite, 1904)
 - Thamnaconus arenaceus (Barnard, 1927) (Sandy filefish)
 - Thamnaconus degeni (Regan, 1903) (Degen's leatherjacket)
 - Thamnaconus fajardoi (J. L. B. Smith, 1953) (Spotted filefish)
 - Thamnaconus fijiensis (Hutchins & Matsuura, 1984)
 - Thamnaconus garrettii Fowler, 1928
 - Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope, 1871) (Lesser-spotted leatherjacket)
 - Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger, 1889) (Blackvent filefish)
 - Thamnaconus modestoides (Barnard, 1927) (Modest filefish)
 - Thamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877) (Black scraper)
 - Thamnaconus paschalis (Regan, 1913) (Easter filefish)
 - Thamnaconus septentrionalis (Günther, 1874)
 - Thamnaconus tessellatus (Günther, 1880) (Tessellated leatherjacket)
 
References
- ↑ 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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