Acanthaluteres

Acanthaluteres
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Species Common name Image
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.


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