Stephanolepis diaspros

(Stephanolepis diaspros)

Description

Stephanolepis diaspros, the reticulated filefish, is a species of bony fish, a ray-finned fish in the family Monacanthidae. Its natural range is the western Indian Ocean but it is also one of the species which has colonised the Mediterraean through the Suez Canal by Lessepsian migration from the Red Sea.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Tetraodontiformes
Family:Monacanthidae
Genus:Stephanolepis
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