Barred Leatherjacket (species: Cantherhines dumerilii) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Pisces > Actinopterygii > Acanthopterygii > Tetraodontiformes > Tetraodontoidei > Monacanthidae > Cantherhines > Cantherhines dumerilii (gallery)

Cantherhines dumerilii

Barred Leatherjacket

©Anne Hoggett: Cantherhines dumerilii about 30 cm long in a hole on the outer edge of Ribbon Reef 10 near Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Four spines on tail base of Cantherhines dumerilii, Ribbon Reef 10 near Lizard Island.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Actinopterygii

Order Tetraodontiformes

Family Monacanthidae

Genus Cantherhines

Species Cantherhines dumerilii

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Distinguishing features still need to be specified.