Cantheschenia
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderTetraodontiformes
- FamilyMonacanthidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Collections
- AM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Australia
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Cantheschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.
==Species== There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: Cantheschenia grandisquamis Hutchins, 1977 (Large-scaled leatherjacket) Cantheschenia longipinnis Fraser-Brunner, 1941
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