Monocentris
Monocentris japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Monocentridae
Genus: Monocentris
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801

Monocentris is a genus of pinecone fishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Monocentris in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. โ†‘ Su, Yo; Lin, Hsiu-Chin; Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2022-09-23). "A new cryptic species of the pineapple fish genus Monocentris (Family Monocentridae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with redescription of M. japonica (Houttuyn, 1782)". Zootaxa. 5189 (1): 180โ€“203. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5189.1.18. ISSN 1175-5334.


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