Meuschenia hippocrepis, commonly called the horseshoe leatherjacket, is a filefish endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean, in the temperate waters off the south and west of Australia. It grows to a length of about 51 cm (20 in).[2] Its common name comes from a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on their side.[3] It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Meuschenia |
| Species: | M. hippocrepis
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Distribution edit
The fish occurs from the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and south to Bicheno, Tasmania.[4]
It is often found around rocky reefs, and in deeper bays and estuaries.[3]
References edit
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- ^ Matsuura, K.; Hutchins, B.; Collette, B.; Nelson, J.; Dooley, J.; Fritzsche, R. & Carpenter, K. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Meuschenia hippocrepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155231A115289349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155231A4752635.en. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Meuschenia hippocrepis" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- ^ a b Bray, Dianne. "Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Meuschenia hippocrepis". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.
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