Monacanthidae

Creamfish

Meuschenia scabra

Filefish of Indo West Pacific

• White
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The smooth leatherjacket or velvet leatherjacket (Meuschenia scabra) is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found off eastern Australia and all around New Zealand to depths of about 100 m (330 ft), on rocky weedy reef areas. Its length is between 25 and 31 cm (10 and 12 in). In New Zealand it is simply known as leatherjacket as it is the only fish of this family commonly found there, by the Māori language name kōkiri, or by its commercial name cream fish.