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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Thamnaconus

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
Thamnaconus analis (Waite, 1904)

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Thamnaconus analis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Thamnaconus arenaceus (Barnard, 1927)

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Thamnaconus arenaceus
[Sandy filefish]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Thamnaconus degeni (Regan, 1903)

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Thamnaconus degeni
[Degen's leatherjacket]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Thamnaconus fajardoi Smith, 1953

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Thamnaconus fajardoi
[Spotted filefish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Thamnaconus fijiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
 
Thamnaconus garretti
[Garrett's filefish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17.8 cm SL
Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope, 1871)

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Thamnaconus hypargyreus
[Lesser-spotted leatherjacket]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger, 1889)

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Thamnaconus melanoproctes
[Blackvent filefish]

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Indo-West Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Thamnaconus modestoides (Barnard, 1927)

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Thamnaconus modestoides
[Modest filefish]

Photo by Lai, N.-W.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 37.4 cm TL
Thamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877)

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Thamnaconus modestus
[Black scraper]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Thamnaconus multilineatus (Tanaka, 1918)

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Thamnaconus multilineatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm NG
 
Thamnaconus paschalis
[Easter filefish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 33.3 cm TL
Thamnaconus septentrionalis (Günther, 1874)

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Thamnaconus septentrionalis
[Greenfin horse-faced filefish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Thamnaconus striatus (Kotthaus, 1979)

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Thamnaconus striatus
[Many-lined leatherjacket]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Thamnaconus tessellatus (Günther, 1880)

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Thamnaconus tessellatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thamnaconus analis Southwest Pacific 19.3 SL 1904
Thamnaconus arenaceus Sandy filefish Western Indian Ocean 23 TL 1927
Thamnaconus degeni Degen's leatherjacket Eastern Indian Ocean 28 TL 1903
Thamnaconus fajardoi Spotted filefish Western Indian Ocean 22 TL 1953
Thamnaconus fijiensis Western Pacific 15.3 SL 1984
Thamnaconus garretti Garrett's filefish Western Central Pacific 20.5 SL 1928
Thamnaconus hypargyreus Lesser-spotted leatherjacket Indo-West Pacific 17.8 SL 1871
Thamnaconus melanoproctes Blackvent filefish Western Indian Ocean 20 TL 1889
Thamnaconus modestoides Modest filefish Indo-West Pacific and Sou 32 TL 1927
Thamnaconus modestus Black scraper Northwest Pacific 37.4 TL 1877
Thamnaconus multilineatus Indo-West Pacific 26 SL 1918
Thamnaconus paschalis Easter filefish Southeast Pacific 30 NG 1913
Thamnaconus septentrionalis Greenfin horse-faced filefish Indo-Pacific 33.3 TL 1874
Thamnaconus striatus Many-lined leatherjacket Indo-West Pacific 21 TL 1979
Thamnaconus tessellatus Western Pacific 22 SL 1880



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