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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes

Familia: Monacanthidae
Genus: Acreichthys
Species: A. hajam – A. radiatus – A. tomentosus
Name

Acreichthys Fraser-Brunner, 1941
Gender: male
Type species: Balistes tomentosus Linnaeus, 1758
Fixation: Original designation, monotypy

References

Acreichthys in the World Register of Marine Species
Acreichthys and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Acreichthys is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Acreichthys hajam Bleeker, 1851
Acreichthys radiatus Popta, 1900 (Radial leatherjacket)
Acreichthys tomentosus Linnaeus, 1758 (Bristle-tail filefish)

References

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.

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