Stephanolepis
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| Stephanolepis | |
|---|---|
| File:Stephanolepis hispida 442260436 (cropped).jpg | |
| Stephanolepis hispidus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Stephanolepis T. N. Gill, 1861 |
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Stephanolepis is a genus of bony fish in the family 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
[edit | edit source]Five recognized species are placed in this genus:[1]
| Species | Common name | Image |
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| Stephanolepis auratus
(Castelnau, 1861) |
porky | File:Porky, Howards Castle, Aliwal shoal imported from iNaturalist photo 15519525 (cropped).jpg |
| Stephanolepis cirrhifer | threadsail filefish | 
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| Stephanolepis diaspros
Fraser-Brunner, 1940 |
reticulated leatherjacket | File:Stephanolepis diaspros 222159502 (cropped).jpg |
| Stephanolepis hispidus
(Linnaeus, 1766) |
planehead filefish | File:Stephanolepis hispida 444119524.jpg |
| Stephanolepis setifer
(E. T. Bennett, 1831) |
pygmy filefish | File:Stephanolepis setifer 177551946 (cropped).jpg |
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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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