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Thamnaconus multilineatus (Tanaka, 1918)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Thamnaconus multilineatus (Tanaka, 1918)
Name authority
(Tanaka, 1918)
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderTetraodontiformes
  11. suborderBalistoidei
  12. familyMonacanthidae Nardo, 1843
  13. genusThamnaconus Smith, 1949
  14. speciesThamnaconus multilineatus (Tanaka, 1918)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Thamnaconus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Thamnaconus degeni (Regan, 1903)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger, 1889)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
modest filefishThamnaconus modestoides (Barnard, 1927)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thamnaconus striatus (Kotthaus, 1979)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thamnaconus garretti (Fowler, 1928)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thamnaconus analis (Waite, 1904)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
spotted filefishThamnaconus fajardoi Smith, 1953MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thamnaconus fijiensis Hutchins & Matsuura, 1984MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope, 1871)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Black scraperThamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thamnaconus paschalis (Regan, 1913)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Thamnaconus septentrionalis (Günther, 1874)MonacanthidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 91 records assigned to Monacanthidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Pseudomonacanthus multilineatus Tanaka, 1918 Tanaka, 1918synonym
Cantherhines multilineatus (Tanaka, 1918) (Tanaka, 1918)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=713842 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:5635P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.