Filefish

The filefish (Monacanthidae) are a diverse family of tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish, which are also known as foolfish, leatherjackets, or shingles. They live in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Filefish are closely related to triggerfish, pufferfish, and trunkfish.

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

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species of fish

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species of fish

Aluterus is a genus of filefishes. This genus is larger-bodied than many other monacanthids, with Aluterus scriptus being the largest filefish species, reaching in total length.

Stephanolepis is a genus of bony fish in the family Monacanthidae, the filefishes. Members of this genus are unusual-shaped fish and have a very rough skin, which gives them their common name. They are laterally flattened and deep-bodied, with long dorsal and anal fins and a fan-shaped tail. They have a mouth at the tip of the projecting snout and a long spine on the top of the head.

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

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

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species of fish

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

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Monacanthus is a genus of filefishes.

Rudarius is a genus of filefishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.

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

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

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

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Cantherhines is a genus of filefishes.

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Meuschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are nine species from the temperate southern half of Australia.

Brachaluteres is a genus of filefish of the family Monacanthidae. The genus name "Brachaluteres" is derived from the Greek brachys (meaning "short") and the Latin luteus (meaning "yellow"). Fish of the genus occur in the tropical waters of the Western Pacific Ocean.

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species of fish

Nelusetta ayraud also known as the Chinaman-leatherjacket or ocean jacket is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around Australia to depths of about . This species grows to a length of TL. This species is a component of local commercial fisheries.

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Eubalichthys is a genus of filefishes found in the eastern Indian Ocean waters around Australia.

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

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species of fish

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species of fish

Cantheschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.

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Amanses is a genus of filefish, with one extant species.

Chaetodermis penicilligerus, also known as the prickly leather-jacket, tasselled leather-jacket or leafy filefish, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Monacanthidae. This fish is in the monotypic genus Chaetodermis. It occasionally makes its way into the marine aquarium fish trade.

Pseudalutarius nasicornis also known as the rhinoceros leatherjacket is a species of filefish native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It occurs on reefs at depths of from . This species grows to a length of TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.