Biology:Acanthaluteres

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Acanthaluteres
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus.jpg
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Acanthaluteres
Bleeker, 1865

Acanthaluteres is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Acanthaluteres brownii J. Richardson, 1846 (Spiny-tailed leatherjacket)
  • Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Bridled leatherjacket)
  • Acanthaluteres vittiger Castelnau, 1873 (Toothbrush leatherjacket)

References

  1. 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q2095167 entry