Thamnaconus

Thamnaconus
Thamnaconus modestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Thamnaconus

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

Species

There are about 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Thamnaconus analis (Waite, 1904)
  • Thamnaconus arenaceus (Barnard, 1927) (Sandy filefish)
  • Thamnaconus degeni (Regan, 1903) (Degen's leatherjacket)
  • Thamnaconus fajardoi (J. L. B. Smith, 1953) (Spotted filefish)
  • Thamnaconus fijiensis (Hutchins & Matsuura, 1984)
  • Thamnaconus garrettii Fowler, 1928
  • Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope, 1871) (Lesser-spotted leatherjacket)
  • Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger, 1889) (Blackvent filefish)
  • Thamnaconus modestoides (Barnard, 1927) (Modest filefish)
  • Thamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877) (Black scraper)
  • Thamnaconus paschalis (Regan, 1913) (Easter filefish)
  • Thamnaconus septentrionalis (Günther, 1874)
  • Thamnaconus tessellatus (Günther, 1880) (Tessellated leatherjacket)

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.


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