| Pineapplefish | |
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| Cleidopus gloriamaris at Monaco Aquarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Monocentridae |
| Genus: | Cleidopus De Vis, 1882 |
| Species: | C. gloriamaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Cleidopus gloriamaris De Vis, 1882
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The pineapplefish (Cleidopus gloriamaris) also known as the Mailfish is a species of fish in the family Monocentridae, and the sole member of the genus Cleidopus. It is also known as the knightfish or the coat-of-mail fish, due to the armor-like scales covering its body, and the port-and-starboard light fish, as it has a pair of bioluminescent organs that are reminiscent of navigation lights on ships.[2] Its specific epithet is from the Latin gloria and maris, meaning "glory of the sea".[3]
- ^ Moore, J. (2020). "Cleidopus gloriamaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123356757A123356792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123356757A123356792.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Burgess, W. & Axelrod, H.R. (1973). Pacific Marine Fishes (second ed.). T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 0-87666-123-1.
- ^ Ogilby, J.D. (1900). "Contributions to Australian Ichthyology". The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales For the Year 1899. F. Cunninghame & Co.