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| Filefish | |
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| Stephanolepis hispidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Balistoidei |
| Family: | Monacanthidae Nardo, 1843[1] |
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The filefish (Monacanthidae) are a diverse family of tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish, which are also known as foolfish, leatherjackets or shingles. They live in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Filefish are closely related to triggerfish, pufferfish and trunkfish.
The filefish family comprises approximately 102 species in 27 genera. More than half of the species are found in Australian waters, with 58 species in 23 genera.[3]
Their laterally compressed bodies and rough, sandpapery skin inspired the filefish's common name.
- ^ Bailly, N. (2015). "Monacanthidae Nardo, 1843". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bray, D.J. (2012): Leatherjackets , MONACANTHIDAE, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 August 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/250 Archived 2020-05-21 at the Wayback Machine