Black scraper

Black scraper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
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.

Sources

"Thamnaconus modestus" .IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019

References

  1. ↑ NOAA Central Library (2000) Fishing Industry in China Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine