''Paramonacanthus'' is a

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Species

There are currently 11 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.'' * '' Paramonacanthus arabicus'' Hutchins, 1997 * '' Paramonacanthus choirocephalus'' (Bleeker, 1852) * '' Paramonacanthus cryptodon'' (Bleeker, 1855) * '' Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos'' (Bleeker, 1855) * '' Paramonacanthus filicauda'' (Günther, 1880) * '' Paramonacanthus frenatus'' (Peters, 1855) * '' Paramonacanthus japonicus'' ( Tilesius, 1809) * '' Paramonacanthus lowei'' Hutchins, 1997 * '' Paramonacanthus matsuurai'' Hutchins, 1997 * '' Paramonacanthus nematophorus'' (Günther, 1870) * '' Paramonacanthus nipponensis'' (Kamohara, 1939) * '' Paramonacanthus oblongus'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) * '' Paramonacanthus otisensis'' Whitley, 1931 * '' Paramonacanthus pusillus'' (Rüppell, 1829) * '' Paramonacanthus sulcatus'' (Hollard, 1854) * '' Paramonacanthus tricuspis'' (Hollard, 1854)

References

Monacanthidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Tetraodontiformes-stub