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yellowfinned leatherjacket (Meuschenia trachylepis)
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Monacanthidae

yellowfinned leatherjacket

Meuschenia trachylepis

Forty Centimeters Filefish of Southwest Pacific

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

yellowfinned leatherjacket is a marine fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Meuschenia
Water type
Marine
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