''Meuschenia'' is a

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es native to the coastal waters around

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. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.Bray, D.J. (2012): ''Meuschenia'', in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/897

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: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.'' * ''

Meuschenia australis ''Meuschenia'' is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.Bray, D.J. (2012): ''Meuschenia'', in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://w ...

'' (

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, 1824) (Southern leatherjacket) * ''

Meuschenia flavolineata ''Meuschenia'' is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.Bray, D.J. (2012): ''Meuschenia'', in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://w ...

'' Hutchins, 1977 (Yellow-striped leatherjacket) * '' Meuschenia freycineti'' ( Quoy &

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, 1824) (Six-spined leatherjacket) * ''

Meuschenia galii ''Meuschenia'' is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.Bray, D.J. (2012): ''Meuschenia'', in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://w ...

'' Hutchins, 1977 (Blue-lined leatherjacket) * ''

Meuschenia hippocrepis ''Meuschenia hippocrepis'', commonly called the horseshoe leatherjacket, is a filefish endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean, in the temperate waters off the south and west of Australia. It grows to a length of about 50 cm. Its common name c ...

'' ( Quoy &

, 1824) (Horse-shoe leatherjacket) * ''

Meuschenia scaber ''Meuschenia'' is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.Bray, D.J. (2012): ''Meuschenia'', in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://w ...

'' ( J. R. Forster, 1801) (Velvet leatherjacket) * ''

Meuschenia trachylepis ''Meuschenia'' is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.Bray, D.J. (2012): ''Meuschenia'', in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://w ...

'' ( Günther, 1870) * ''

Meuschenia venusta ''Meuschenia'' is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.Bray, D.J. (2012): ''Meuschenia'', in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://w ...

'' Hutchins, 1977 (Stars and stripes leatherjacket)

References

Monacanthidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley {{Tetraodontiformes-stub