Monacanthidae

Southern leatherjacket

Meuschenia australis

Thirty Centimeters Filefish of the Eastern Indian Ocean

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Southern leatherjacket is a marine fish of Eastern Indian Ocean. The species occupies reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.