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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Pseudomonacanthus

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by CSIRO

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

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Pseudomonacanthus elongatus
[Fourband leatherjacket]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus (Bleeker, 1856)

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Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
[Strap-weed file-fish]

Photo by Banks, I.

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

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Pseudomonacanthus peroni
[Pot-bellied leatherjacket]
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Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Pseudomonacanthus tweediei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fourband leatherjacket Indo-West Pacific. Austra 25 SL 1940
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus Strap-weed file-fish Indo-West Pacific 25.5 SL 1856
Pseudomonacanthus peroni Pot-bellied leatherjacket Eastern Indian Ocean 35 SL 1854
Pseudomonacanthus tweediei Western Pacific 12.5 SL 1940



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