Editing Monocentridae (section)

{{Short description|Family of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Pinecone fishes
| image = pineconefish.png
| image_caption = Pinecone fish, ''[[Monocentris japonica]]''
| taxon = Monocentridae
| authority = [[Theodore Gill|T. N. Gill]], 1859
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision_ref = <ref>{{FishBase family | family = Monocentridae| month = October | year = 2012}}</ref>
| subdivision = 
''[[Cleidopus]]''<br/>
''[[Monocentris]]''
}}
[[Image:Monocentris japonica.jpg|thumb|250px|''Monocentris japonica'']]

'''Pinecone fishes''' are small and unusual marine [[fish]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Monocentridae'''. The family contains just five [[species]] in two [[genus|genera]], one of which is [[monotypic]]. Their distribution is limited to tropical and subtropical waters of the [[Indo-Pacific]]. Pinecone fishes are popular subjects of public aquaria, but are both expensive and considered a challenge for the hobbyist to maintain.