WoRMS taxon details
Monacanthidae Nardo, 1843
- Genus Acanthaluteres Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Acreichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1941
- Genus Aluterus Cloquet, 1816
- Genus Amanses Gray, 1835
- Genus Anacanthus Gray, 1830
- Genus Brachaluteres Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Cantherhines Swainson, 1839
- Genus Cantheschenia Hutchins, 1977
- Genus Chaetodermis Swainson, 1839
- Genus Colurodontis Hutchins, 1977
- Genus Enigmacanthus Hutchins, 2002
- Genus Eubalichthys Whitley, 1930
- Genus Lalmohania Hutchins, 1994
- Genus Laputa Whitley, 1930
- Genus Meuschenia Whitley, 1929
- Genus Monacanthus Oken, 1817
- Genus Navodon Whitley, 1930
- Genus Nelusetta Whitley, 1939
- Genus Oxymonacanthus Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Paraluteres Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Paramonacanthus Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Pervagor Whitley, 1930
- Genus Pseudalutarius Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Pseudomonacanthus Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Rudarius Jordan & Fowler, 1902
- Genus Scobinichthys Whitley, 1931
- Genus Stephanolepis Gill, 1861
- Genus Thamnaconus Smith, 1949
- Genus Acreichthy accepted as Acreichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1941 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Acreichtyes accepted as Acreichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1941 (misspelling)
- Genus Aleuteres accepted as Alutera Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817 accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 (misspelling)
- Genus Aleuterius accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 (misspelling)
- Genus Aleuterus accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Aleuteus accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 (misspelling)
- Genus Aluetera accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 (misspelling)
- Genus Alutarius accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 (misspelling)
- Genus Alutera Oken (ex Cuvier), 1817 accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 (synonym)
- Genus Aluteres accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 (misspelling)
- Genus Anameses accepted as Amanses Gray, 1835 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Anamses accepted as Amanses Gray, 1835 (misspelling)
- Genus Arotrolepis Fraser-Brunner, 1941 accepted as Paramonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 (synonym)
- Genus Bigener Hutchins, 1977 accepted as Acanthaluteres Bleeker, 1865
- Genus Blandowskius Whitley, 1931 accepted as Eubalichthys Whitley, 1930
- Genus Cantharines accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
- Genus Canthenrines accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
- Genus Cantherines accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
- Genus Cantherinus accepted as Cantherhines Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
- Genus Ceratacanthus Gill, 1861 accepted as Aluterus Cloquet, 1816
- Genus Chaetoderma accepted as Chaetodermis Swainson, 1839
- Genus Moancanthus accepted as Monacanthus Oken, 1817 (misspelling)
- Genus Monocanthus accepted as Monacanthus Oken, 1817 (misspelling)
- Genus Oxymonocanthus accepted as Oxymonacanthus Bleeker, 1865 (misspelling)
- Genus Parika Whitley, 1955 accepted as Meuschenia Whitley, 1929
- Genus Parvagor accepted as Pervagor Whitley, 1930 (misspelling)
- Genus Penicipelta Whitley, 1947 accepted as Acanthaluteres Bleeker, 1865 (synonym)
- Genus Pseudalulerius accepted as Pseudalutarius Bleeker, 1865 (misspelling)
- Genus Pseudalutarias accepted as Pseudalutarius Bleeker, 1865 (misspelling)
- Genus Pseudaluteres accepted as Pseudalutarius Bleeker, 1865 (misspelling)
- Genus Psilocephalus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Anacanthus Gray, 1830
- Genus Weerutta Scott, 1962 accepted as Eubalichthys Whitley, 1930
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually two dorsal spines; the second is usually much smaller and it may be absent....
Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually two dorsal spines; the second is usually much smaller and it may be absent. Upper jaw usually with three teeth in outer and two in the inner series on each premaxillary, developed for nibbling; 19-31 vertebrae. Alutera scripta reaches 1 m maximum length. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Monacanthidae Nardo, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125610 on 2024-11-21
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually two dorsal spines; the second is usually much smaller and it may be absent. Upper jaw usually with three teeth in outer and two in the inner series on each premaxillary, developed for nibbling; 19-31 vertebrae. Alutera scripta reaches 1 m maximum length. [details]
