Acanthaluteres
Appearance
Acanthaluteres | |
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Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Monacanthidae |
Genus: | Acanthaluteres Bleeker, 1865 |
Acanthaluteres is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
[edit]There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acanthaluteres brownii J. Richardson, 1846 (Spiny-tailed leatherjacket)
- Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Bridled leatherjacket)
- Acanthaluteres vittiger Castelnau, 1873 (Toothbrush leatherjacket)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.