Stephanolepis

Stephanolepis is a genus of bony fish in the family Monacanthidae, the filefishes. Members of this genus are unusual-shaped fish and have a very rough skin, which gives them their common name. They are laterally flattened and deep-bodied, with long dorsal and anal fins and a fan-shaped tail. They have a mouth at the tip of the projecting snout and a long spine on the top of the head.

Stephanolepis
Stephanolepis cirrhifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Monacanthidae
Genus:	Stephanolepis T. N. Gill, 1861

Species

Five recognized species are placed in this genus:^[1]

• Stephanolepis auratus (Castelnau, 1861) (porky)
• Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (threadsail filefish)
• Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940 (reticulated leatherjacket)
• Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766) (planehead filefish)
• Stephanolepis setifer (E. T. Bennett, 1831) (pygmy filefish)