''Stephanolepis'' is a
genus
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of bony fish in the
family
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Monacanthidae, the filefishes. Members of this genus are unusual-shaped fish and have a very rough skin, which gives them their common name. They are laterally flattened and deep-bodied, with long dorsal and anal fins and a fan-shaped tail. They have a mouth at the tip of the projecting snout and a long spine on the top of the head.
Species
Five recognized species are placed in this genus:
[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.'']
* ''
Stephanolepis auratus''
( Castelnau, 1861) (porky)
* ''
Stephanolepis cirrhifer''
( Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (threadsail filefish)
* ''
Stephanolepis diaspros''
Fraser-Brunner, 1940 (reticulated leatherjacket)
* ''
Stephanolepis hispidus''
(Linnaeus
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, 1766) (planehead filefish)
* ''
Stephanolepis setifer''
( E. T. Bennett, 1831) (pygmy filefish)
References
Monacanthidae
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
Marine fish genera
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