Oxymonacanthus
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| Oxymonacanthus | |
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| Harlequin Filefish (O. longirostris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Oxymonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 |
Oxymonacanthus is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Oxymonacanthus halli N. B. Marshall, 1952 (Red Sea longnose filefish)
- Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Harlequin filefish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Oxymonacanthus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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