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| Paramonacanthus japonicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Paramonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 |
Paramonacanthus is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
- Paramonacanthus arabicus Hutchins, 1997
- Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1852)
- Paramonacanthus cryptodon (Bleeker, 1855)
- Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos (Bleeker, 1855)
- Paramonacanthus filicauda (Günther, 1880)
- Paramonacanthus frenatus (Peters, 1855)
- Paramonacanthus japonicus (Tilesius, 1809)
- Paramonacanthus lowei Hutchins, 1997
- Paramonacanthus matsuurai Hutchins, 1997
- Paramonacanthus nematophorus (Günther, 1870)
- Paramonacanthus nipponensis (Kamohara, 1939)
- Paramonacanthus oblongus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
- Paramonacanthus otisensis Whitley, 1931
- Paramonacanthus pusillus (Rüppell, 1829)
- Paramonacanthus sulcatus (Hollard, 1854)
- Paramonacanthus tricuspis (Hollard, 1854)
Gallery
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Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Raja Ampat, 2020
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Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Lembeh, 2018
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Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Lembeh, 2018
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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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