Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Tetraodontiformes
()
- Suborder:
Balistoidei
()
- Family:
Monacanthidae
()
- Genus:
Monacanthus
()
- Oken, 1817
- Specific name:
guntheri
- Scientific name: - Monacanthus guntheri
- Specific name:
guntheri
- Genus:
Monacanthus
(
- Family:
Monacanthidae
(
- Suborder:
Balistoidei
(
- Order:
Tetraodontiformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Monacanthus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. alternans (Yelloweye Filefish) · M. aspricaudus (Orangetail Leatherjacket) · M. auratus (Porky) · M. chinensis (Fan-Bellied Leather Jacket) · M. ciliatus (Fringed Fiiefish) · M. cirrhifer (Thread-Sail Filefish) · M. convexirostris (Smooth Leatherjacket) · M. davidsonii (Yelloweye Leatherjacket) · M. fatensis (Threadfin Leatherjacket) · M. fronticinctus (Specktacled Filefish) · M. gunnii (Gunn's Leatherjacket) · M. hispidus (Planehead Filefish) · M. janthinosoma (Ear-Spot Filefish) · M. macrocerus (American Whitespotted Filefish) · M. macrurus (Strap-Weed File-Fish) · M. melanoproctes (Blackvent Filefish) · M. mosaicus (Deep-Bodied Leatherjacket) · M. nematophorus (Cinhalese Leatherjacket) · M. peroni (Pot-Bellied Leatherjacket) · M. pullus (Orange-Spotted Filefish) · M. radiatus (Flower-Coral Filefish) · M. spilosoma (Fantail Filefish) · M. tessellatus (Tessellated Leatherjacket) · M. tuckeri (Slender Fiiefish)
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Further Reading
- Fishes of Australia: a popular and systematic guide to the study of the wealth within our waters, by David G. Stead. With ten full-page plates and eighty-eight illustrations in the text. Sydney, W. Brooks & Co., 1906. url p. 223.
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. Melbourne: The Society, 1889- url p. 10.
- Records of the South Australian Museum / Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia. Adelaide: Published under the authority of the board of governors and edited by the museum director, 1918- url p. 186.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 23, 2007:
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3511585
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14922624
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2196903
Curator for this page: Barry Hutchins. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899
