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Chinaman-leatherjacket

Nelusetta ayraud also known as the Chinaman-leatherjacket or ocean jacket is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, endemic to Australia and found at depths from 2 meters to around 200 metres (660 ft) deep. This species grows to a length of up to 100 centimetres (39 in) TL, with fish size increasing with water depth. This species is a component of local commercial fisheries. The most identifying characteristic of Nalusetta ayraud is its long, pointed dorsal fin.

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Chinaman-leatherjacket
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Scientific classification Edit this 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)

Nelusetta ayraud also known as the Chinaman-leatherjacket1 or ocean jacket2 is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, endemic to Australia and found at depths from 2 meters to around 200 metres (660 ft) deep. This species grows to a length of up to 100 centimetres (39 in) TL, with fish size increasing with water depth. This species is a component of local commercial fisheries.34 The most identifying characteristic of Nalusetta ayraud is its long, pointed dorsal fin.5

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  1. "Nelusetta ayraud, Chinaman-leatherjacket : Fisheries".
  2. "Ocean jacket". 14 March 2014.
  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.
  4. "FishSource - Chinaman-leatherjacket - W Australia". www.fishsource.org. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  5. "Ocean jacket | Australian Fisheries Management Authority". www.afma.gov.au. Retrieved 2026-05-07.