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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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. (2023). FishBase. Monacanthidae Nardo, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125610 on 2023-05-29
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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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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). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] 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). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
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]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Monacanthidae USNM 404149 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Monacanthidae USNM 404150 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Monacanthidae USNM 404149 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Monacanthidae USNM 404150 photograph lateral view)
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