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Dusky Leatherjacket Paramonacanthus otisensis Whitley 1931 Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Paramonacanthus
Fourband Leatherjacket Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fraser-Brunner 1940 Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Pseudomonacanthus
Honeycomb Leatherjacket Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell 1837) Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Cantherhines A secretive bluish-grey leatherjacket with a dark "honeycomb"pattern on the body, bluish to purplish stripes on the head, and usually a small white patch on the top of the caudal peduncle just behind the dorsal fin. Some individuals are dark to pale brown with a paler pattern on the body and yellowish fins.
Ocean Leatherjacket Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Nelusetta Females are bright yellowish-brown, with 3-4 indistinct narrow stripes along the sides and bright yellow fins. Males are a greyish-steely blue with numerous black blotches scattered along the lower abdomen, bright yellow dorsal and anal fins, and a bluish-grey caudal fin. Juveniles have 4-5 brown stripes separated by light-yellow stripes along the sides. This large leatherjacket is common on offshore reefs, and is well known for attacking hooked fish - and the occasional unwary diver. Video of a school of Ocean Leatherjackets killing a blue-ringed octopus. Ocean Leatherjackets in the Perth Canyon.
Unicorn Leatherjacket Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus 1758) Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Aluterus A large pale grey leatherjacket with faint spotting in adults, a long slender dorsal-fin spine, and a reticulate pattern of pale lines and greyish blotches in juveniles. While the Unicorn Leatherjacket usually occurs on outer reefs, individuals often shelter around floating debris and jellyfishes far out to sea. Video of a Unicorn Leatherjacket at Osezaki, on the Izu Peninsula, Japan , depth 36 m.
Bristle-tail Leatherjacket Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus 1758) Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Acreichthys A green to brown leatherjacket with irregular darker green to brown blotching, usually with whitish bands or irregular stripes through the eye, on the midside and on the back. The Bristle-tail Leatherjacket has short skin flaps on the dorsal-fin spine, and scattered skin-flaps on the body and is very well-camouflaged. Males have an oblong patch of bristles on the caudal peduncle.
Tasselled Leatherjacket Chaetodermis penicilligerus (Cuvier 1816) Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Chaetodermis An easily recognised leatherjacket covered in fleshy appendages. The body is overall light brown to sandy in colour with irregular dark lines, bluish spots and dashes, and usually two indistinct dark spots on the sides. Video of a Tasselled leatherjacket at Bali, Indonesia
Blackhead Leatherjacket Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker 1853) Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Pervagor Head and anterior body blackish-brown to bluish-black, rest of the body orange, with a black blotch surrounding the gill opening and pectoral-fin base, and wavy dark blue to blackish lines on the orange-red caudal fin.
Potbelly Leatherjacket Pseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard 1854) Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Pseudomonacanthus A pale brown to greenish brown leatherjacket peppered in darker spots and blotches that become relatively smaller and more numerous with growth. As the common name suggests, the Potbelly Leatherjacket has a large flap on the underside that can be extended ventrally. Males have a row of two to three enlarged spines on the lower half of the caudal peduncle.
Shortnose Tripodfish Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786) Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Triacanthidae > Triacanthus A tripodfish with the a very dark membrane on the spinous dorsal fin between the first and third spines (and usually also between the third to fifth spines), and a slightly convex to straight head profile from above the eye to the dorsal-fin origin.