Meuschenia - Leatherjackets
Description
Meuschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia.
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
Meuschenia australis (Donovan, 1824) (Southern leatherjacket)
Meuschenia flavolineata Hutchins, 1977 (Yellow-striped leatherjacket)
Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Six-spined leatherjacket)
Meuschenia galii Hutchins, 1977 (Blue-lined leatherjacket)
Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Horse-shoe leatherjacket)
Meuschenia scaber (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Velvet leatherjacket)
Meuschenia trachylepis (Günther, 1870)
Meuschenia venusta Hutchins, 1977 (Stars and stripes leatherjacket)