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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Stephanolepis

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Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Stephanolepis aurata (Castelnau, 1861)

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Stephanolepis aurata
[Porky]

Photo by Arthur Chung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)

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Stephanolepis cirrhifer
[Threadsail filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940

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Stephanolepis diaspros
[Reticulated leatherjacket]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 36.9 cm TL
Stephanolepis hispida (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Stephanolepis hispida
[Planehead filefish]

Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Stephanolepis setifer (Bennett, 1831)

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Stephanolepis setifer
[Pygmy filefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stephanolepis aurata Porky Western Indian Ocean 28 TL 1861
Stephanolepis cirrhifer Threadsail filefish Western Pacific 30 TL 1850
Stephanolepis diaspros Reticulated leatherjacket Western Indian Ocean 25 TL 1940
Stephanolepis hispida Planehead filefish Western Atlantic 36.9 TL 1766
Stephanolepis setifer Pygmy filefish Western Atlantic 20 TL 1831



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