| Black scraper | |
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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: | Thamnaconus |
| Species: | T. modestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnaconus modestus Günther, 1877 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
Sources
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thamnaconus modestus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
"Thamnaconus modestus" .IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019
References
- NOAA Central Library (2000) Fishing Industry in China Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Thamnaconus modestus | |
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