| Meuschenia hippocrepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Meuschenia |
| Species: | M. hippocrepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Meuschenia hippocrepis | |
Meuschenia hippocrepis, commonly called the horseshoe leatherjacket, is a filefish endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean, in the temperate waters off the south and west of Australia. It grows to a length of about 50 cm. Its common name comes from a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on their side.[1] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Distribution
The fish occurs from the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and south to Bicheno, Tasmania.[2]
It is often found around rocky reefs, and in deeper bays and estuaries.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meuschenia hippocrepis.
- 1 2 Bray, Dianne. "Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Meuschenia hippocrepis". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Meuschenia hippocrepis" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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