Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Meuschenia hippocrepis, commonly called the horseshoe leatherjacket, is a filefish endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean, in the temperate waters off the south and west of Australia. It grows to a length of about 51 cm (20 in). Its common name comes from a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on their side. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Meuschenia hippocrepis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:11:26.399917+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Meuschenia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTetraodontiformes
- suborderBalistoidei
- familyMonacanthidae Nardo, 1843
- genusMeuschenia Whitley, 1929
- speciesMeuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Meuschenia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Meuschenia australis (Donovan, 1824) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia flavolineata Hutchins, 1977 | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| xix-spined leatherjacketMeuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia galii (Waite, 1905) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia scabra (Forster, 1801) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia venusta Hutchins, 1977 | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia trachylepis (Günther, 1870) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Monacanthus hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | synonym |
| Balistes hippocrepis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=277613 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:42KM2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.