| Chinaman-leatherjacket | |
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| 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 |
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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.