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Stephanolepis
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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)
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