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Rudarius

Rudarius is a genus of filefishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.

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Rudarius
Rudarius minutus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Rudarius
D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902

Rudarius is a genus of filefishes native to the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:1

  • Rudarius ercodes D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902 (white-spotted pygmy filefish)
  • Rudarius excelsus Hutchins, 1977 (diamond leatherjacket)
  • Rudarius minutus J. C. Tyler, 1970 (minute leatherjacket)
References

References

  1. 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.