''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
There are currently 5 recognized species 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.'']
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Stephanolepis auratus''
( Castelnau, 1861) (Porky)
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Stephanolepis cirrhifer''
(Temminck
Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director.
Biography
Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temmin ...
& Schlegel, 1850) (Threadsail filefish)
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Stephanolepis diaspros
''Stephanolepis diaspros'', commonly known as the reticulated filefish or the reticulated leatherjacket, is a species of bony fish, a ray-finned fish in the family Monacanthidae. Its natural range is the western Indian Ocean but it is also one o ...
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Fraser-Brunner, 1940 (Reticulated leatherjacket)
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Stephanolepis hispidus
''Stephanolepis hispidus'', the planehead filefish, is a species of bony fish, a ray-finned fish in the family Monacanthidae.
Description
The planehead filefish grows to a maximum length of but is more typically about long. The colour is cr ...
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