''Thamnaconus'' is a

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filefish The filefish (Monacanthidae) are a diverse family of tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish, which are also known as foolfish, leatherjackets or shingles. They live in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Filefish are closely rel ...

es native to the

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Species

There are about 13 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.'' * '' Thamnaconus analis'' ( Waite, 1904) * '' Thamnaconus arenaceus'' (

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, 1927) (Sandy filefish) * '' Thamnaconus degeni'' (

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, 1903) (Degen's leatherjacket) * '' Thamnaconus fajardoi'' (

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, 1953) (Spotted filefish) * ''

Thamnaconus fijiensis ''Thamnaconus'' is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species There are about 13 recognized species in this genus:Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusin ...

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, 1984) * '' Thamnaconus garrettii'' Fowler, 1928 * ''

Thamnaconus hypargyreus ''Thamnaconus'' is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Species There are about 13 recognized species in this genus:Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on ...

'' ( Cope, 1871) (Lesser-spotted leatherjacket) * '' Thamnaconus melanoproctes'' (

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, 1889) (Blackvent filefish) * '' Thamnaconus modestoides'' (

, 1927) (Modest filefish) * '' Thamnaconus modestus'' ( Günther, 1877) (Black scraper) * '' Thamnaconus paschalis'' (

, 1913) (Easter filefish) * '' Thamnaconus septentrionalis'' ( Günther, 1874) * '' Thamnaconus tessellatus'' ( Günther, 1880) (Tessellated leatherjacket)

References

Monacanthidae Taxa named by J. L. B. Smith Marine fish genera {{Tetraodontiformes-stub