Meuschenia

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Meuschenia
Meuschenia scabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Meuschenia
Whitley, 1929
Synonyms[1]
  • Allomonacanthus (subgenus of Navodon) Fraser-Brunner, 1941
  • Laputa Whitley, 1930
  • Navodon Whitley, 1930
  • Parika Whitley, 1955

Meuschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are nine species from the temperate southern half of Australia.[2]

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