Monocentris japonica
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| Pineconefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Monocentridae |
| Genus: | Monocentris |
| Species: | M. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782) |
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Monocentris japonica is a pinecone fish of the family Monocentridae, found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans, at depths of between 10 and 200 m. Its length is between 8 and 15 cm.
[edit] Gallery
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Illustration of a pineconefish, with the anatomy of the skull exposed.
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Pineconefish at the Himeji Aquarium, Japan.
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Pineconefish at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco
[edit] References
- "Monocentris japonica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=166164. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Monocentris japonica" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
