Stephanolepis
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| Stephanolepis | |
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| Stephanolepis cirrhifer | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Stephanolepis [1] T. N. Gill, 1861[2] |
| Species | |
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about 5, see text | |
Stephanolepis is a genus of bony fish in the family Monacanthidae, the filefishes. Members of this genus are unusual-shaped fish and have a very rough skin which gives them their common name. They are laterally flattened and deep bodied with long dorsal and anal fins and a fan-shaped tail. They have a mouth at the tip of the projecting snout and a long spine on the top of the head.[3]
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Stephanolepis auratus (Castelnau, 1861) (porky)
- Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (threadsail filefish)
- Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940 (reticulated leatherjacket)
- Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766) (planehead filefish)
- Stephanolepis setifer (E. T. Bennett, 1831) (pygmy filefish)
References
- ↑ Bailly, N. (2010). "Stephanolepis". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ↑ Stephanolepis. Funet.
- ↑ Stephanolepis. FishBase. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Stephanolepis in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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