Meuschenia hippocrepis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Meuschenia
- Species
- Meuschenia hippocrepis
- Scientific Name
- Meuschenia hippocrepis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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 51 cm (20 in). Its common name comes from a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on their side. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
...Meuschenia hippocrepis in languages:
- English
- Horseshoe Leatherjacket
- English
- Horse-shoe Leatherjacket
- English
- Variable Leatherjacket
- English
- Horse Shoe Leatherjacket
- English
- Purple People Eater
- Portuguese
- Peixe-porco-ferradura
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