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: Brachaluteres
Species (4): B. fahaqa – B. jacksonianus – B. taylori – B. ulvarum
Name
Brachaluteres Bleeker, 1865: pl. 100
Type species: Aleuterius trossulus Richardson, 1846, by monotypy.
References
Primary references
Bleeker, P. 1865–69. Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, publié sous les auspices du Gouvernement colonial néêrlandais. Tome V. Baudroies, Ostracions, Gymnodontes, Balistes. 1–152, pls. 194–231.
Brachaluteres is a genus of filefish of the family Monacanthidae. The genus name "Brachaluteres" is derived from the Greek brachys (meaning "short") and the Latin luteus (meaning "yellow"). Fish of the genus occur in the tropical waters of the Western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Brachaluteres fahaqa E. Clark & Gohar, 1953
Brachaluteres jacksonianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Pygmy leatherjacket)
Brachaluteres taylori Woods, 1966 (Taylor's inflator filefish)
Brachaluteres ulvarum D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902 (Japanese inflator 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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