Leafy Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligerus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Chaetodermis penicilligerus, also known as the prickly leather-jacket, tasselled leather-jacket or leafy filefish, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Monacanthidae. This fish is in the monotypic genus Chaetodermis. It occasionally makes its way into the marine aquarium fish trade.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Chaetodermis