Black scraper
(Redirected from Thamnaconus modestus)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Thamnaconus |
| Species: | T. modestus
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| Thamnaconus modestus Günther, 1877
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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[edit]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Thamnaconus modestus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
"Thamnaconus modestus" .IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019
References[edit]
- ^ NOAA Central Library (2000) Fishing Industry in China Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
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