Meuschenia galii (Gal´s Leatherjacket)

Overview

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Family : Filefishes ; Found on offshore reefs to a depth of at least 40 m (Ref. 9563).

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Blue-Lined Leatherjacket, Gal´s Leatherjacket, Gal's Leatherjacket

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

藍紋似馬面魨

Description

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Family Monacanthidae

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually two dorsal spines; the second is usually much smaller and it may be absent. Upper jaw usually with three teeth in outer and two in the inner series on each premaxillary , developed for nibbling; 19-31 vertebrae . Alutera scripta reaches 1 m maximum length . Most species feed on a wide variety of benthic invertebrates , but some specialize on corals or zooplankton . Filefishes lay demersal eggs in a site prepared and guarded by the male or both parents. Some of the subtropical species release eggs in open water .The family Monacanthidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Tetraodontiformes. It contains 31 genera and 95 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are mixed. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is balistiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Pliocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, monos = only + Greek, akantha = thorn

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Tetraodontiformes ()
        Suborder: Balistoidei ()
        Family: Monacanthidae () - Filefishes
        Genus: Meuschenia () - Hutchins, 1977
        Specific name: galii - (Waite, 1905)
        Scientific name: - Meuschenia galii (Waite, 1905)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Balistes freycineti Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Meuschenia galii (Waite, 1905)
Meuschenia skottowei Whitley, 1934
Monacanthus multiradiatus G�nther, 1870
Pseudomonacanthus galii Waite, 1905
Stephanolepis freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Hutchins B ., Data last modified by FishBase 09-Apr-1997

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Meuschenia

There are approximately 13 species in this genus:

M. australis (Brown-Striped Leatherjacket) · M. flavolineata (Yellow-Striped Leatherjacket) · M. flavolineatus · M. freycineti (Panga Filefish) · M. freycinetti · M. galii (Blue-Lined Leatherjacket) · M. gunni · M. hippocrepis (Horse-Shoe Leatherjacket) · M. maculosa · M. multiradiatus · M. scaber (Cosmopolitan Leatherjacket) · M. trachylepis (Yellowfinned Leatherjacket) · M. venusta (Stars and Stripes Leatherjacket)

Bibliography

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May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell (1986). Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p.

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 9, 2006.
FishBase
FishBase 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Hutchins, Barry (from FishBase).
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2496424
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29179
Fishbase Species ID: 14545
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 115696
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 646212
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 116614

Curator for this page: Barry Hutchins. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30