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Meuschenia hippocrepis (Horse-shoe leatherjacket)

Synonyms: Aleuterius variabilis; Balistes hippocrepis; Monacanthus hippocrepis
Language: Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Meuschenia hippocrepis or the Horseshoe leatherjacket is a Filefish endemic to the Eastern Indian Ocean in the temperate waters off southern and western Australia. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 51 cm in length. Its common name comes from a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on their side.
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Capillaria cooperi[1]
Dermadena stirlingi[2]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0