Black scraper

Black scraper
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Thamnaconus
Species: T. modestus
Binomial name
Thamnaconus modestus
Günther, 1877
Synonyms

Navodon modestus (Whitley, 1930)

The black scraper (Thamnaconus modestus) is a species of filefish in the family Monacanthidae. It is found in the temperate waters in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. It is commercially fished in China, and has been successfully aquacultured. [1]

Sources

References

  1. NOAA Central Library (2000) Fishing Industry in China
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