Paramonacanthus
Paramonacanthus is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
| Paramonacanthus | |
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| Paramonacanthus japonicus | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes | 
| Family: | Monacanthidae | 
| Genus: | Paramonacanthus Bleeker, 1865  | 
Species
    
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Paramonacanthus arabicus Hutchins, 1997
 - Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1852)
 - Paramonacanthus cryptodon (Bleeker, 1855)
 - Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos (Bleeker, 1855)
 - Paramonacanthus filicauda (Günther, 1880)
 - Paramonacanthus frenatus (Peters, 1855)
 - Paramonacanthus japonicus (Tilesius, 1809)
 - Paramonacanthus lowei Hutchins, 1997
 - Paramonacanthus matsuurai Hutchins, 1997
 - Paramonacanthus nematophorus (Günther, 1870)
 - Paramonacanthus nipponensis (Kamohara, 1939)
 - Paramonacanthus oblongus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
 - Paramonacanthus otisensis Whitley, 1931
 - Paramonacanthus pusillus (Rüppell, 1829)
 - Paramonacanthus sulcatus (Hollard, 1854)
 - Paramonacanthus tricuspis (Hollard, 1854)
 
Gallery
    
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Raja Ampat, 2020
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Lembeh, 2018
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Lembeh, 2018
References
    
- 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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