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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Stephanolepis

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Stephanolepis auratus (Castelnau, 1861)

Photo by FAO
 
Stephanolepis auratus
[Porky]

Photo by To, W.-L.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

Photo by To, W.-L.
 
Stephanolepis cirrhifer
[Threadsail filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stephanolepis diaspros
[Reticulated leatherjacket]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Stephanolepis hispidus
[Planehead filefish]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Stephanolepis setifer (Bennett, 1831)

Photo by Duarte, L.O.
 
Stephanolepis setifer
[Pygmy filefish]
5 Species of Family Monacanthidae with Genus Stephanolepis
(Filefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1861 Stephanolepis auratus Porky Western Indian Ocean 28 TL
1850 Stephanolepis cirrhifer Threadsail filefish Western Pacific 30 TL
1940 Stephanolepis diaspros Reticulated leatherjacket Western Indian Ocean 25 TL
1766 Stephanolepis hispidus Planehead filefish Western Atlantic 27.5 TL
1831 Stephanolepis setifer Pygmy filefish Western Atlantic 20 TL



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