Cantherhines

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Cantherhines
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Cantherhines macrocerus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Cantherhines
Swainson, 1839

Cantherhines is a genus of filefishes.

Species

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Cantherhines macrocerus

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: [1]

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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.