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Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Harlequin filefish)
Genus species:
   Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Common name:
   Harlequin filefish
Genus:
   Oxymonacanthus
Family:
   Monacanthidae
Suborder:
   Balistoidei
Stephanolepis auratus (Porky)
Genus species:
   Stephanolepis auratus
Common name:
   Porky
Genus:
   Stephanolepis
Family:
   Monacanthidae
Suborder:
   Balistoidei
Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Harlequin filefish)
Genus species:
   Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Common name:
   Harlequin filefish
Genus:
   Oxymonacanthus
Family:
   Monacanthidae
Suborder:
   Balistoidei
Stephanolepis auratus (Porky)
Genus species:
   Stephanolepis auratus
Common name:
   Porky
Genus:
   Stephanolepis
Family:
   Monacanthidae
Suborder:
   Balistoidei
Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Harlequin filefish)
Genus species:
   Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Common name:
   Harlequin filefish
Genus:
   Oxymonacanthus
Family:
   Monacanthidae
Suborder:
   Balistoidei
Stephanolepis auratus (Porky)
Genus species:
   Stephanolepis auratus
Common name:
   Porky
Genus:
   Stephanolepis
Family:
   Monacanthidae
Suborder:
   Balistoidei

Family-Animalia: Monacanthidae

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 related to the triggerfish, pufferfish and trunkfish.

The filefish family comprises approximately 102 species in 27 genera. More than half of the species are found in Australian waters, with 58 species in 23 genera.

Their laterally compressed bodies and rough, sandpapery skin inspired the filefish's common name; it is said[by whom?] that dried filefish skin was once used to finish wooden boats.


Reference: Wikipedia

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