Meuschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.[1]

Meuschenia
Meuschenia scaber
Meuschenia freycineti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Meuschenia
Whitley, 1929

Species

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There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[2]


References

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  1. ^ Bray, D.J. (2012): Meuschenia, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/897 Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 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.