Cantheschenia

Cantheschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.

Cantheschenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Cantheschenia
Hutchins, 1977

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Cantheschenia grandisquamis Hutchins, 1977 (Large-scaled leatherjacket)
  • Cantheschenia longipinnis Fraser-Brunner, 1941

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.


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