Editing Filefish (section)

{{Short description|Family of fishes}}
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 | image = Stephanolepis hispidus.jpg
 | image_caption = ''[[Stephanolepis hispidus]]''
 | taxon = Monacanthidae
 | authority = [[Giovanni Domenico Nardo|Nardo]], 1843<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |author=Bailly, N. |year=2015 |title=''Monacanthidae'' Nardo, 1843 |id=125610 |access-date=2016-01-12}}</ref>
 | subdivision_ranks = Genera
 | subdivision = See text
 | subdivision_ref = <ref name=Matsuura2014>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.''</ref>
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The '''filefish''' (Monacanthidae) are a diverse family of tropical to subtropical [[tetraodontiform]] marine [[fish]], which are also known as '''foolfish''', '''leatherjackets''', or '''shingles'''. They live in the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]], and [[Indian Ocean]]s. Filefish are closely related to [[triggerfish]], [[pufferfish]], and [[trunkfish]].

The filefish family comprises about 102 [[species]] in 27 [[genus|genera]]. More than half of the species are found in Australian waters, with 58 species in 23 genera.<ref>Bray, D.J. (2012): Leatherjackets, MONACANTHIDAE, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 August 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/250 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521181639/https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/250 |date=2020-05-21 }}</ref>

Their laterally compressed bodies and rough, sandpapery skin inspired the filefish's common name.