Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Thamnaconus

(See list of species below)

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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Thamnaconus analis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Thamnaconus arenaceus
[Sandy filefish]

Photo by CSIRO

Thamnaconus degeni
[Degen's leatherjacket]

Photo by SFSA

Thamnaconus fajardoi
[Spotted filefish]

No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL

Thamnaconus fijiensis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Thamnaconus hypargyreus
[Lesser-spotted leatherjacket]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Thamnaconus melanoproctes
[Blackvent filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Thamnaconus modestoides
[Modest filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Thamnaconus modestus
[]

Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan

Thamnaconus multilineatus
[]

No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm NG

Thamnaconus paschalis
[Easter filefish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Thamnaconus septentrionalis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Thamnaconus striatus
[Many-lined leatherjacket]

Photo by CSIRO

Thamnaconus tessellatus
[]

14 Species of Family Monacanthidae with Genus Thamnaconus
(Filefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1904	Thamnaconus analis		Southwest Pacific	19.3 SL
1927	Thamnaconus arenaceus	Sandy filefish	Western Indian Ocean	23 TL
1903	Thamnaconus degeni	Degen's leatherjacket	Eastern Indian Ocean	28 TL
1953	Thamnaconus fajardoi	Spotted filefish	Western Indian Ocean	22 TL
1984	Thamnaconus fijiensis		Western Pacific	15.3 SL
1871	Thamnaconus hypargyreus	Lesser-spotted leatherjacket	Indo-West Pacific	17.8 SL
1889	Thamnaconus melanoproctes	Blackvent filefish	Western Indian Ocean	20 TL
1927	Thamnaconus modestoides	Modest filefish	Indo-West Pacific and Sou	30 TL
1877	Thamnaconus modestus		Northwest Pacific	36 TL
1918	Thamnaconus multilineatus		Indo-West Pacific	26 SL
1913	Thamnaconus paschalis	Easter filefish	Southeast Pacific	30 NG
1874	Thamnaconus septentrionalis		Indo-Pacific	23 SL
1979	Thamnaconus striatus	Many-lined leatherjacket	Indo-West Pacific	21 TL
1880	Thamnaconus tessellatus		Western Pacific	22 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: TetraodontiformesFamily: Monacanthidae FilefishesGenus: Thamnaconus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Thamnaconus

(See list of species below)