Oxymonacanthus
Genus of fishes
Oxymonacanthus | |
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Oxymonacanthus longirostris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 2 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
- ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
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