Thamnaconus

Thamnaconus
Thamnaconus modestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Monacanthidae
Genus:	Thamnaconus J. L. B. Smith, 1949

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

Species

The following species are recognized in the genus Thamnaconus: ^[1]

• Thamnaconus analis (Waite, 1904)
• Thamnaconus arenaceus (Barnard, 1927) - Sandy filefish
• Thamnaconus degeni (Regan, 1903) - Degen's leatherjacket
• Thamnaconus erythraeensis Bauchot & Maugé, 1978
• 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 multilineatus (Tanaka, 1918)
• Thamnaconus paschalis (Regan, 1913) - Easter filefish
• Thamnaconus septentrionalis (Günther, 1874)
• Thamnaconus striatus (Kotthaus, 1979)
• Thamnaconus tessellatus (Günther, 1880) - Tessellated leatherjacket

References

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Thamnaconus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 November 2025.

• Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Thamnaconus Smith, 1949". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2023-07-02.