Oxymonacanthus

Oxymonacanthus
	Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Monacanthidae
Genus:	Oxymonacanthus ; Bleeker, 1865

Last updated October 13, 2025

Oxymonacanthus is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Oxymonacanthus halli N. B. Marshall, 1952 (Red Sea longnose filefish)
Oxymonacanthus longirostris Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Harlequin filefish)

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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[Matsuura2014-1] 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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Oxymonacanthus

Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Monacanthidae
Genus:	Oxymonacanthus Bleeker, 1865