Black scraper
Thamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877)
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
The black scraper (Thamnaconus modestus) is a species of filefish in the family Monacanthidae. It is found in the temperate waters in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. It is commercially fished in China, and has been successfully aquacultured.
Wikipedia contributors, Black scraper; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:39.828137+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Thamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1877)
- Common name
- Black scraper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Thamnaconus
- 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
- genusThamnaconus Smith, 1949
- speciesThamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Thamnaconus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Thamnaconus degeni (Regan, 1903) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger, 1889) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| modest filefishThamnaconus modestoides (Barnard, 1927) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus striatus (Kotthaus, 1979) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus garretti (Fowler, 1928) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus analis (Waite, 1904) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotted filefishThamnaconus fajardoi Smith, 1953 | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus fijiensis Hutchins & Matsuura, 1984 | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope, 1871) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus multilineatus (Tanaka, 1918) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus paschalis (Regan, 1913) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thamnaconus septentrionalis (Günther, 1874) | 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 modestus Günther, 1877 Günther, 1877 | synonym |
| Navodon modestus (Günther, 1877) (Günther, 1877) | synonym |
| Cantherines unicornus (Basilewsky, 1855) (Basilewsky, 1855) | synonym |
| Cantherines modestus (Günther, 1877) (Günther, 1877) | synonym |
| Balistes unicornus Basilewsky, 1855 Basilewsky, 1855 | synonym |
| Canthenrines modestus (Günther, 1877) (Günther, 1877) | 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=277210 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:5635N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.