Monocentris

Monocentris
Monocentris japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Trachichthyiformes
Family: Monocentridae
Genus: Monocentris
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801

Monocentris is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes in the family Monocentridae, the pinecone fishes or pineapplefishes. Species of the genus occur in the Indo-Pacific and southeastern Pacific. They are characterized by a deep, compressed body covered with large, heavy, plate-like scales, and by paired light organs on the lower jaw.

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