Nelusetta ayraud (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
Nelusetta is a genus of fish comprising only a single species, Nelusetta ayraud. Commonly known as the chinaman-leatherjacket, yellow jacket, ocean leatherjacket, or ocean jacket, it is a species of filefish (Monacanthidae) inhabiting Southern Australia. It is fished commercially.
Wikipedia contributors, Nelusetta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:17:22.265455+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Nelusetta
- 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
- genusNelusetta Whitley, 1939
- speciesNelusetta ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Monacanthus frauenfeldii Kner, 1867 Kner, 1867 | synonym |
| Monocanthus platifrons Hollard, 1854 Hollard, 1854 | synonym |
| Nelusetta ayraudi (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | synonym |
| Aleuteres velutinus Jenyns, 1842 Jenyns, 1842 | synonym |
| Aluterus velutinus Jenyns, 1842 Jenyns, 1842 | synonym |
| Cantherhines ayraud (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | synonym |
| Balistes ayraud Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
| Monacanthus platifrons Hollard, 1854 Hollard, 1854 | synonym |
| Monacanthus vittatus Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | 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=281648 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:465R9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.