Accepted scientific name:
Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)
Synonyms:
Balistes chinensis Osbeck, 1765 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Balistes chinensis Osbeck, 1765
Balistes granulosus Gronow, 1854 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Balistes granulosus Gronow, 1854
Balistes mylii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Balistes mylii Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822
Monacanthus cantoris Bleeker, 1852 (synonym)
Monacanthus macrolepis Fraser-Brunner, 1941 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Monacanthus macrolepis Fraser-Brunner, 1941
Monacanthus mylii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Monacanthus mylii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822)
Common names:
Common name Language Country
fringed filefish - USA Click here to show the literature
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Hagupit Bikol Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Sulaybagyo Bikol Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Sagoksok Cebuano Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Viftebuget filfisk Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Centre board leatherjacket English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Centreboard leatherjacket English Papua New Guinea Click here to show the literature
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Fan-bellied filefish English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Fan-bellied leather jacket English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Fan-bellied leatherjacket English Australia Click here to show the literature
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Fan-bellied leatherjacket English Cambodia Click here to show the literature
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Fan-bellied leatherjacket English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Fan-bellied leatherjacket English Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Fan-bellied leatherjacket English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Fan-belly leatherjacket English Indonesia Click here to show the literature
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Filefish English Hong Kong Click here to show the literature
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Filefish English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Leatherjacket English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Pakol Hiligaynon Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Morokoshihagi Japanese Japan Click here to show the literature
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Barat-barat Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Barat-barat kipas Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Ikan lembu Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Kerosok Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Kerosok padi Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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中华单角鲀 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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中华角钝 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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中華單角魨 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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中華角鈍 Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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单棘鲀 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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單棘魨 Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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白达仔 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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白達仔 Mandarin Chinese Taiwan Click here to show the literature
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Pakol Tagalog Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Wuahangphat Thai Thailand Click here to show the literature
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วัวหางพัด Thai Thailand Click here to show the literature
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Sulay bagyo Visayan Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Sulyo bagyo Visayan Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Pakol Waray (Philippines) Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Panitan Waray (Philippines) Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Tetraodontiformes
Family Monacanthidae
Genus Monacanthus
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Malaysia and Indonesia to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia and New South Wales.
Additional data: Year from Eschmeyer (Ref. 26282).
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Hutchins, B., Data last modified by FishBase 05-Jan-2011
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=7976
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d13d5541-2dc5-11e0-98c6-2ce70255a436:col20110201