| Pinecone fishes | |
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| Pinecone fish, Monocentris japonica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Suborder: | Trachichthyoidei |
| Family: | Monocentridae T. N. Gill, 1859 |
| Genera[1] | |
Pinecone fishes are small and unusual marine fish of the family Monocentridae. The family contains just four species in two genera, one of which is monotypic. Their distribution is limited to tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. Pinecone fishes are popular subjects of public aquaria, but are both expensive and considered a challenge for the hobbyist to maintain.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Monocentridae". FishBase. October 2012 version.