Paramonacanthus japonicus

Species of fish

Paramonacanthus japonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Paramonacanthus
Species:
P. japonicus
Binomial name
Paramonacanthus japonicus
(Tilesius, 1809)

Paramonacanthus japonicus is a filefish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 cm in length.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Paramonacanthus japonicus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
Taxon identifiers
Paramonacanthus japonicus


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