Acanthaluteres

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Acanthaluteres
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus.jpg
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
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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

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: [1]

SpeciesCommon nameImage
Acanthaluteres brownii

J. Richardson, 1846

Spiny-tailed leatherjacket Acanthaluteres brownii 588975511 (cropped).jpg
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus

Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Bridled leatherjacket Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus 171464281 (cropped 2).jpg
Acanthaluteres vittiger

Castelnau, 1873

Toothbrush leatherjacket Acanthaluteres vittiger 179705401 (cropped).jpg

References

  1. ↑ 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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