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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Pseudomonacanthus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fraser-Brunner, 1940

Photo by CSIRO
 
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus
[Fourband leatherjacket]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
[Strap-weed file-fish]

Photo by Banks, I.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Pseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard, 1854)

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Pseudomonacanthus peroni
[Pot-bellied leatherjacket]
3 Species of Family Monacanthidae with Genus Pseudomonacanthus
(Filefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1940 Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fourband leatherjacket Indo-West Pacific. 25 SL
1856 Pseudomonacanthus macrurus Strap-weed file-fish Indo-West Pacific 18 SL
1854 Pseudomonacanthus peroni Pot-bellied leatherjacket Eastern Indian Ocean 35 SL



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