Yellowfin Leatherjacket
Meuschenia trachylepis
The Yellowfin Leatherjacket (Meuschenia trachylepis) is a subtropical marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 10 and 40 m deep. It grows to 40 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 40 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 10–40 m
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
Depth
surface
10 m40 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyMonacanthidae
- GenusMeuschenia
- SpeciesMeuschenia trachylepis
Quick answers
- Yellowfin Leatherjacket size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 40 cm (total length).
- Yellowfin Leatherjacket: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Bluelined LeatherjacketMeuschenia galii
Velvet LeatherjacketMeuschenia scaber
Brownstriped LeatherjacketMeuschenia australis
Yellowstriped LeatherjacketMeuschenia flavolineata
Horseshoe LeatherjacketMeuschenia hippocrepis
Stars-and-stripes LeatherjacketMeuschenia venusta
Sixspine LeatherjacketMeuschenia freycineti
Aiptasia-eating filefishAcreichthys tomentosus
Barred FilefishCantherhines dumerilii
Bluetail LeatherjacketEubalichthys cyanoura
Fanbelly LeatherjacketMonacanthus chinensis
Toothbrush LeatherjacketAcanthaluteres vittiger
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.