Paramonacanthus

Paramonacanthus is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Paramonacanthus
Paramonacanthus japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Monacanthidae
Genus:	Paramonacanthus Bleeker, 1865

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Paramonacanthus arabicus Hutchins, 1997
• Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1852)
• Paramonacanthus cryptodon (Bleeker, 1855)
• Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos (Bleeker, 1855)
• Paramonacanthus filicauda (Günther, 1880)
• Paramonacanthus frenatus (Peters, 1855)
• Paramonacanthus japonicus (Tilesius, 1809)
• Paramonacanthus lowei Hutchins, 1997
• Paramonacanthus matsuurai Hutchins, 1997
• Paramonacanthus nematophorus (Günther, 1870)
• Paramonacanthus nipponensis (Kamohara, 1939)
• Paramonacanthus oblongus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
• Paramonacanthus otisensis Whitley, 1931
• Paramonacanthus pusillus (Rüppell, 1829)
• Paramonacanthus sulcatus (Hollard, 1854)
• Paramonacanthus tricuspis (Hollard, 1854)

Gallery

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  Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Raja Ampat, 2020
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  Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Lembeh, 2018
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  Paramonacanthus choirocephalus at Lembeh, 2018