''Microcanthus'' is a

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of stripeys with an antitropical distribution in the Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomy

Stripeys were thought to constitute a single species, ''M. strigatus'', but a paper published in 2020 recognizes two valid species: * '' Microcanthus strigatus'' ( Cuvier, 1831) (northern stripey) * '' Microcanthus joyceae'' Whitley, 1931 (East Australian stripey)

References

Microcanthinae Marine fish genera Taxa described in 1839 Taxa named by William Swainson {{Centrarchiformes-stub