Monacanthus

Taxonavigation: Tetraodontiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Tetraodontiformes

Familia: Monacanthidae
Genus: Monacanthus
Species: M. chinensis – M. ciliatus – M. tuckeri

Name

Monacanthus Oken, 1817

• Type species: Balistes chinensis Osbeck, 1765

Synonyms

• Leprogaster (subgenus of Monacanthus) Fraser-Brunner, 1941

References

• Oken, L. 1817. Okens Eintheilungsgründe. V. Klasse. Fische. Isis, oder Encyclopädische Zeitung 1(8): "1781–1782" + 1182–1183. BHL Reference page.