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Why are they called triggerfishes?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/why-are-they-called-triggerfishes/Triggerfishes (Balistidae) and leatherjackets (Monacanthidae) have a first dorsal fin spine that can be locked into an erect position.
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Monacanthidae - Leatherjackets
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/monacanthidae-leatherjackets/Discover images and fact sheets of the monacanthid fishes on the site.
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Stars-and-stripes Leatherjacket, Meuschenia venusta Hutchins, 1977
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/stars-and-stripes-leatherjacket-meuschenia-venusta/Stars-and-stripes Leatherjacket, Meuschenia venusta Hutchins, 1977
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Beaked Leatherjacket, Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/beaked-leatherjacket-oxymonacanthus-longirostris-bloch-schneider-1801/Beaked Leatherjacket, Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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Yellowfin Leatherjacket, Meuschenia trachylepis (Günther, 1870)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/yellowfin-leatherjacket-meuschenia-trachylepis/Yellowfin Leatherjacket, Meuschenia trachylepis (Günther, 1870)
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Tasselled Leatherjacket, Chaetodermis penicilligera (Cuvier, 1817)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/tasselled-leatherjacket-chaetodermis-penicilligera/Tasselled Leatherjacket, Chaetodermis penicilligera (Cuvier, 1817)
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Yellowstriped Leatherjacket, Meuschenia flavolineata (Hutchins, 1977)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/yellow-striped-leatherjacket-meuschenia-flavolineata-hutchins-1977/Yellowstriped Leatherjacket, Meuschenia flavolineata (Hutchins, 1977)
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Toothbrush Leatherjacket, Acanthaluteres vittiger (Castelnau, 1873)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/toothbrush-leatherjacket-acanthaluteres-vittiger/Toothbrush Leatherjacket, Acanthaluteres vittiger (Castelnau, 1873)
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Bluetail Leatherjacket, Eubalichthys cyanoura (Hutchins, 1987)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/bluetail-leatherjacket-eubalichthys-cyanoura-hutchins-1987/Bluetail Leatherjacket, Eubalichthys cyanoura (Hutchins, 1987)
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Potbelly Leatherjacket, Pseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard, 1854)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/potbelly-leatherjacket-pseudomonacanthus-peroni/Potbelly Leatherjacket, Pseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard, 1854)
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