Monacanthus Oken, 1817

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

GENUS

Published in

Oken, L. 1817.

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

order

Tetraodontiformes

family

Monacanthidae

genus

Monacanthus

Name

Synonyms

Leprogaster Fraser-Brunner, 1941

Moancanthus

Monocanthus van Hasselt, 1823

Homonyms

Monacanthus Oken, 1817

Monacanthus G.Don, 1839

Common names

Filefishes in English

filefishes in English

foolfishes in English

モロコシハギ属 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

1. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
3. Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697.
4. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
6. Isis, 1817, 1171.
7. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
8. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
9. SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998
10. SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998
11. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
12. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
13. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
14. as per included species