| Pineconefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Monocentridae |
| Genus: | Monocentris |
| Species: | M. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782) |
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Monocentris japonica is a pinecone fish of the family Monocentridae, found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans, at depths of between 10 and 200 m. Its length is between 8 and 15 cm.