Meuschenia
| Meuschenia | |
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| Meuschenia scabra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Meuschenia Whitley, 1929 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Meuschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are nine species from the temperate southern half of Australia.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[3]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Meuschenia australis
(Donovan, 1824) |
Southern leatherjacket | .jpg) |
| Meuschenia flavolineata
Hutchins, 1977 |
Yellow-striped leatherjacket | .jpg) |
| Meuschenia freycineti | Six-spined leatherjacket | .jpg) |
| Meuschenia galii
Hutchins, 1977 |
Blue-lined leatherjacket | .jpg) |
| Meuschenia hippocrepis | Horse-shoe leatherjacket | .JPG) |
| Meuschenia scabra
(J. R. Forster, 1801) |
Velvet leatherjacket | .jpg) |
| Meuschenia trachylepis
(Günther, 1870) |
Yellowfin leatherjacket | .jpg) |
| Meuschenia venusta
Hutchins, 1977 |
Stars and stripes leatherjacket | .JPG) |
| Meuschenia xanthopterus
(Xu & Zhan, 1988) |
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Meuschenia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ Bray, D.J. (2012). "Meuschenia". Fishes of Australia. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 16 Oct 2014.
- ↑ 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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