Chinaman-leatherjacket

Nelusetta ayraud also known as the Chinaman-leatherjacket[1] or ocean jacket[2] is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around Australia to depths of about 360 metres (1,180 ft). This species grows to a length of 100 centimetres (39 in) TL. This species is a component of local commercial fisheries.[3]

Chinaman-leatherjacket
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Tetraodontiformes
Family:
Monacanthidae
Genus:
Nelusetta

Whitley, 1939
Species:
N. ayraud
Binomial name
Nelusetta ayraud
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

References
  1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Nelusetta-ayraud.html
  2. https://www.afma.gov.au/fisheries-management/species/ocean-jacket
  3. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.


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