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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Monacanthidae |
Genus: | Meuschenia |
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M. hippocrepis
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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 51 cm (20 in).[2] Its common name comes from a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on their side.[3] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
The fish occurs from the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and south to Bicheno, Tasmania.[4]
It is often found around rocky reefs, and in deeper bays and estuaries.[3]
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