Chinaman-leatherjacket

Chinaman-leatherjacket
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Nelusetta
Species: N. ayraud
Binomial name
Nelusetta ayraud
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

The chinaman-leatherjacket or ocean leatherjacket, Nelusetta ayraud, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around Australia to depths of about 600 m. Its length is up to 1 m.

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