Monacanthidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 232-235

Monacanthidae

(filefishes)

Acreichthys tomentosus ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Bristle-tail Leatherjacket

Balistes tomentosus Linnaeus, 1758: 328 (in America).

Acreichthys tomentosus — Blaber et al. 1992: 10 (Groote Eylandt).

Aluterus monoceros ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Unicorn Leatherjacket

Balistes monoceros Linnaeus, 1758: 327 (near Hong Kong).

Alutera monoceros — Hutchins 1977: 54 (N.T.); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 349 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea).

Aluterus monoceros — Hoese et al. 2006: 1881 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Aluterus scriptus ( Osbeck, 1765)

Scrawled Leatherjacket

Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765: 145 ( China; based on Catesby Balistes scriptus ).

Alutera scripta — Hutchins 1977: 54 (N.T.).

Aluterus scriptus — Hoese et al. 2006: 1881 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Anacanthus barbatus ( Gray, 1830)

Bearded Leatherjacket

Balistes (Anacanthus) barbatus Gray, 1830: 8 ( Singapore) .

Psilocephalus barbatus — Paradice and Whitley 1927: 94 (Pellew Islands).

Anacanthus barbatus — Whitley 1966: 279 (NT); Pender et al. 1992: 70 (Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson 1992: 8 (off Bing Bong Creek); Ramm 1997: 21 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Larson and Williams 1997: 375 (Woods Inlet); Hoese et al. 2006: 1882 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Chaetodermis penicilligera ( Cuvier, 1816)

Tasselled Leatherjacket

Balistes penicilligerus Cuvier, 1816: 185 (Australian seas; from Peron MS).

Chaetoderma penicilligera — Hutchins 1977: 54 (N.T.); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 70 (Arnhem coast).

Chaetodermis penicilligera — Hoese et al. 2006: 1885 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

North Goulburn Island.

Monacanthus chinensis ( Osbeck, 1765)

Fanbelly Leatherjacket

Balistes chinensis Osbeck, 1765: 147 ( China) .

Monacanthus chinensis — Macleay 1878: 365 (Port Darwin); Paradice and Whitley 1927: 94 (Pellew Islands); Taylor 1964: 295 (Little Lagoon); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 349 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Blaber et al. 1992: 10 (Groote Eylandt); Larson 1992: 9 (Bing Bong Creek; Home Creek; Mule Creek); Pender et al. 1992: 70 (Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 375 (East Point reef; Fannie Bay); Hoese et al. 2006: 1891 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Monacanthus megalurus — Klunzinger 1880: 100 (Port Darwin).

Field Island. Vanderlin Island, Pellew Islands (AMS material).

Oxymonacanthus longirostris ( Bloch and Schneider, 1801)

Harlequin Filefish

Balistes longirostris Bloch and Schneider, 1801: 464 (East Indies).

Oxymonacanthus longirostris — Hutchins 1977: 56 (NT).

Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker, 1851)

Blacksaddle Filefish

Alutarius prionurus Bleeker, 1851c: 260 (Bandaneira, Banda Islands) .

NE of Paxie Shoal, Arafura Sea (NTM S.17443-001).

New record for the NT.

Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1852)

Pigface Leatherjacket

Monacanthus choirocephalus Bleeker, 1852i: 19 (Batavia) .

Monacanthus trachylepis — Klunzinger 1880: 422 (Port Darwin).

Meuschenia trachylepis — Taylor 1964: 2962 (Port Darwin).

Paramonacanthus choirocephalus — Larson 1992: 9 (off Bing Bong Creek); Larson and Williams 1997: 375 (NW of Middle Point; Darwin Harbour); Larson 1997: 44 (Field Island); Larson 1999b: 47 (Kakadu); Hoese et al. 2006: 1893 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

North Goulburn Island; South Goulburn Island; Liverpool River mouth; Milingimbi area.

Paramonacanthus filicauda ( Günther, 1880)

Threadfin Leatherjacket

Monacanthus filicauda Günther, 1880: 50–51 (south of New Guinea).

Paramonacanthus filicauda — Hutchins 1977: 56 (NT); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 349 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 70 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 1893 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Paramonacanthus oblongus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1850)

Japanese Leatherjacket

Monacanthus oblongus Temminck and Schlegel, 1850: 291 (Nagasaki, Japan).

Paramonacanthus oblongus — Hutchins 1977: 56 (NT).

Paramonacanthus japonicus — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 349 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1894 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fraser-Brunner, 1940 Fourband Leatherjacket Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fraser-Brunner, 1940: 66 (possibly Tasmania).— Hutchins 1977: 56 (NT); Ramm

1997: 21 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Hoese et al. 2006: 1897 (NT; Gulf of

Carpentaria, N coast).

Pseudomonacanthus peroni ( Hollard, 1854)

Potbelly Leatherjacket

Monacanthus peroni Hollard, 1854: 356 (des terres australes).

Pseudomonacanthus peroni — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 349 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 84 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 1897 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Thamnaconus hypargyreus ( Cope, 1871)

Yellowspotted Leatherjacket

Monacanthus hypargyreus Cope, 1871: 477 ("supposed to be from Australia ").

Thamnaconus hypargyreus — Ramm 1997: 21 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Thamnaconus striatus ( Kotthaus, 1979)

Manyline Leatherjacket

Amanses striatus Kotthaus, 1979: 33 (southwest of Sokotra, Arabian Sea).

Thamnaconus striatus — Ramm 1997: 21 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E). Thamnaconus tessellatus ( Günther, 1880)

Manyspot Leatherjacket

Monacanthus tessellatus Günther, 1880: 54 ( Philippine Islands).

Thamnaconus tessellatus Ramm 1997: 21 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E); Hoese et al. 2006: 1900 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).