| Bearded leatherjacket | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Anacanthus J. E. Gray, 1830 |
| Species: | A. barbatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anacanthus barbatus J. E. Gray, 1830 | |
Anacanthus barbatus, also known as the bearded leatherjacket, is a species of filefish found in the Indo-Pacific. It is found on reefs at depths of from 3 to 8 metres (9.8 to 26.2 ft). This species grows to a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
References
- Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Anacanthus | |
| Anacanthus barbatus | |
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