Pseudomonacanthus

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

Last updated October 26, 2025

Pseudomonacanthus is a genus in the filefishes native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.

Species

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

Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fraser-Brunner, 1940 (Fourband leatherjacket)
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus (Bleeker, 1857) (Strap-weed filefish)
Pseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard, 1854) (Pot-bellied leatherjacket)
Pseudomonacanthus tweediei Fraser-Brunner, 1940

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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Pseudomonacanthus

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