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''Nelusetta ayraud'' also known as the Chinaman-leatherjacket or ocean jacket is a
filefish The filefish (Monacanthidae) are a diverse family of tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish, which are also known as foolfish, leatherjackets, or shingles. They live in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Filefish are closely ...
of the
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Monacanthidae, found around
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to depths of about . This species grows to a length of TL. This species is a component of local
commercial fisheries Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. It provides a large quantity of food to many countries around the world, but those who practice it as an industry must often p ...
.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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Monacanthidae Fish described in 1824 {{Tetraodontiformes-stub