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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Thamnaconus modestus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
References
- ↑ NOAA Central Library (2000) Fishing Industry in China
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