Monacanthus chinensis

Monacanthus chinensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Monacanthus
Species:
M. chinensis
Binomial name
Monacanthus chinensis
(Osbeck, 1765)
Synonyms
  • Balistes chinensis Osbeck, 1765
  • Balistes granulosus Gronow, 1854
  • Balistes mylii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822
  • Monacanthus cantoris Bleeker, 1852
  • Monacanthus macrolepis Fraser-Brunner, 1941
  • Monacanthus mylii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822)

Monacanthus chinensis, commonly known as the fan-bellied leatherjacket or fantail leatherjacket, is a species of filefish native to the western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean where it is found on reefs and soft sediments at shallow depths. This species grows to a total length of 40 centimetres (16 in).

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