Fringed Filefish Monacanthus ciliatus

Photo: Jeffrey T. Williams

Classification

Monacanthidae [family]

Monacanthus [genus] (2)

ciliatus [species]

Classification

Monacanthidae [family]

Monacanthus [genus] (2)

ciliatus [species]

Names

English name	Fringed Filefish
Alternative English name	Bastard Old Wife
Papiamento name	Piesjie Porco
Valid name	Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Tetraodontiformes [order] Puffers and Filefishes
      - Monacanthidae [family] Filefishes
        
        Monacanthus Oken, 1817 [genus]
        
        Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818) [species] Fringed Filefish