What is Monocentridae?
{{Taxobox | name = Pinecone fishes | image = pineconefish.png | image_width = 200px | image_caption = Pinecone fish, ''[[Monocentris japonica]]'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Actinopterygii]] | ordo = [[Trachichthyiformes]] | familia = '''Monocentridae''' | subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]] | subdivision = ''[[Cleidopus]]''<br/> ''[[Monocentris]]''<br/> See text for species. }} '''Pinecone fishes''' are small and unusual [[fish]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Monocentridae'''. The family contains just four [[species]]. They live in tropical and subtropical waters of the [[Indo-Pacific]]. Pinecone fishes are popular in aquariums, but are expensive and a challenge for the hobbyist. The [[Cleidopus gloriamaris|pineapplefish]], ''Cleidopus gloriamaris'', is the largest species, reaching up to {{convert|30|cm|in}} in length.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.|author= Paxton, John R.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaoffi00unse|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaoffi00unse/page/161 161]–162|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref> [[Image:Monocentris japonica.jpg|thumb|left|''Monocentris japonica'']] == Life history == Pinecone fishes live in ledges and caves, rocky and [[coral reef]]s over a hard bottom. Pinecone fishes are [[nocturnal]]. == Species == * Genus ''[[Cleidopus]]'' ** [[Cleidopus gloriamaris|Pineapplefish]], ''[[Cleidopus gloriamaris]]'' <small>De Vis, 1882</small>. * Genus ''[[Monocentris]]'' ** ''[[Monocentris japonica]]'' <small>([[Martinus Houttuyn|Houttuyn]], 1782)</small>. ** ''[[Monocentris neozelanicus]]'' <small>(Powell, 1938)</small>. ** ''[[Monocentris reedi]]'' <small>Schultz, 1956</small>. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q1550938}} [[Category:Teleosts]] {{biology-stub}}