Monacanthidae
Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Nelusetta ayraud is a filefish found around Australia that is caught in local commercial fisheries.
Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1842)
Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1842)
Cantherhines pullus, the orangespotted filefish, is a reef-dwelling fish found in Atlantic waters that feeds on sponges, algae and invertebrates.
Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard, 1853)
Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard, 1853)
Cantherhines macrocerus, the American whitespotted filefish, is a color-changing reef fish often found in pairs, growing up to 18 inches long.
Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)
Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)
Cantherhines dumerilii is a reef-dwelling fish from the Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific with distinct color patterns and fin structures.
Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837)
Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837)
Cantherhines pardalis is a small reef-dwelling tropical fish with characteristic white fin spots and three distinct color morphs.
Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867)
Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867)
Cantherhines fronticinctus, the spectacled filefish, is a small Indo-West Pacific marine fish in the filefish family Monacanthidae.
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
Aluterus scriptus, the scribbled filefish, is a medium circumtropical filefish that can change color to match its environment.
Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
Aluterus schoepfii (orange filefish) is a spotted Atlantic benthic fish found from shallow waters down to 900m depth.
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aluterus monoceros, the unicorn leatherjacket, is a subtropical worldwide filefish growing up to 76 cm long.
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Stephanolepis hispidus, the planehead filefish, is an Atlantic filefish species caught for human consumption.
Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Stephanolepis cirrhifer, the thread-sail filefish, is a commercially important food fish native to Asian waters.
Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Stephanolepis diaspros is a filefish species reaching 25 cm long, native to the western Indian Ocean and now widespread in the eastern Mediterranean.
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus, the bridled leatherjacket, is a small 14cm Australian fish in the family Monacanthidae.
Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acreichthys tomentosus is a small reef-dwelling fish found across the Indo-Pacific, that prefers seagrass-inhabited shallow coral reef habitats.
Amanses scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
Amanses scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
Amanses scopas, the broom filefish, is the only extant species in the genus Amanses, a harmless tropical reef filefish from the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific.
Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Brachaluteres jacksonianus is a small variable-coloured leatherjacket fish that can inflate its abdomen and change colour during courtship.
Chaetodermis penicilligerus (Cuvier, 1816)
Chaetodermis penicilligerus (Cuvier, 1816)
Chaetodermis penicilligerus, the prickly leather-jacket, is a medium-sized camouflaged tropical marine fish growing up to 31 cm long.
Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Meuschenia hippocrepis, the horseshoe leatherjacket, is an Australian-endemic filefish named for its distinctive side marking.
Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Meuschenia freycineti, the sixspine leatherjacket, is a 60 cm filefish endemic to temperate southern Australian waters.
Meuschenia scaber (Forster, 1801)
Meuschenia scaber (Forster, 1801)
Meuschenia scaber is a common filefish found around southern Australia and New Zealand in shallow rocky reef areas.
Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)
Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)
Monacanthus ciliatus, the fringed filefish, is a small demersal filefish found across shallow Atlantic waters, most commonly in seagrass meadows.
Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
Monacanthus chinensis, the fan-bellied leatherjacket, is a variable-colored demersal fish native to the Indo-Pacific.
Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Oxymonacanthus longirostris, the orange spotted filefish, is a small reef-dwelling fish found in the Indo-Pacific.
Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker, 1851)
Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker, 1851)
Paraluteres prionurus, the blacksaddle filefish, is a small reef-dwelling monacanthid filefish found across the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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