| Colurodontis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Colurodontis Hutchins, 1977 |
| Species: | C. paxmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Colurodontis paxmani Hutchins, 1977
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Colurodontis paxmani is a species of filefish endemic to Australia. This species grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Colurodontis.2 Juvenile Colurodontis paxmani have been observed associating with floating Sargassum rafts, where it derives part of its diet from the raft-associated food web.3
References
References
- Matsuura, K.; Motomura, H.; Khan, M. (2019). "Colurodontis paxmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T79801482A79801485. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T79801482A79801485.en. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- 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. doi:10.1007/s10228-014-0444-5.
- Mazoudier, Samuel Q.; Kingsford, Michael J.; Strickland, Jessica K.; Pitt, Kylie A. (2023). "Stable isotopes reveal sargassum rafts provide a trophic subsidy to juvenile pelagic fishes". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 295 108548. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108548. hdl:10072/427506.
External links
External links
- "Paxman's Leatherjacket, Colurodontis paxmani Hutchins 1977". fishesofaustralia.