Subclass MONOPISTHOCOTYLIDEA
Host taxa for MONOPISTHOCOTYLIDEA
Animal Hosts
ACTINOPTERYGII
ACANTHURIDAE
- Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 — Pencil Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843 — Inshore Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bluelined Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus mata Cuvier, 1829 — Pale Surgeonfish
- Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 — Yellowmask Surgeonfish
- Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828) — Spotted Surgeonfish
- Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) — Ringtail Unicornfish
- Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829) — Spotted Unicornfish
- Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) — Sleek Unicornfish
- Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) — Bluespine Unicornfish
- Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch, 1795) — Sailfin Tang
ANGUILLIDAE
- Anguilla australis Richardson, 1841 — Southern Shortfin Eel
- Anguilla reinhardtii Steindachner, 1867 — Longfin Eel
ARIIDAE
- Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) — Lesser Salmon Catfish
- Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) — Lesser Salmon Catfish or Blue Catfish
- Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) — Blue Catfish
- Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) — Lesser Salmon Catfish or Bue Catfish
ATHERINIDAE
- Craterocephalus marjoriae Whitley, 1948 — Marjorie's Hardyhead
- Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867) — Flyspecked Hardyhead
BELONIDAE
- Tylosurus gavialoides (Castelnau, 1873) — Stout Longtom
CARANGIDAE
- Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Silver Trevally
- Seriola hippos Günther, 1876 — Samson Fish
- Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833 — Yellowtail Kingfish
CHAETODONTIDAE
- Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 — Threadfin Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 — Threadfin butterflyfish
- Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831 — Citron Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831 — Saddle Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790 — Klein's Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831 — Lined Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon lunula (Lacépède, 1802) — Raccoon Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon modestus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 — Brown-banded Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831 — Doublesaddle Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758 — Vagabond Butterflyfish
- Chaetodon wiebeli Kaup, 1863 — Hongkong Butterflyfish
- Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831 — Pennant Bannerfish
CHAETONDONTIDAE
- Forcipiger longirostrus (Broussonet, 1782) — Longnose Butterflyfish
CHEILODACTYLIDAE
- Nemadactylus macroptera (Forster, 1801) — Jackass Morwong
COBITIDAE
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) — Oriental Weatherloach
CYPRINIDAE
- Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Goldfish
- Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 — European Carp
DREPANEIDAE
- Drepane punctata (Linneaus, 1758) — Spotted Sicklefish
ECHENEIDAE
- Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 — Sharksucker
EPHIPPIDAE
- Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Longfin Batfish
GERREIDAE
- Gerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829 — Threadfin Silverbiddy
GLAUCOSOMATIDAE
- Glaucosoma hebraicum Richardson, 1845 — West Australian Dhufish
HAEMULIDAE
- Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) — Painted Sweetlips
HOLOCENTRIDAE
- Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) — Red Squirrelfish
ISTIOPHORIDAE
- Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1932) — Black Marlin
- Istiompax indica (Cuvier, 1832) — Black Marlin
- Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw & Nodder, 1792) — Sailfish
- Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1915 — Shortbill Spearfish
- Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887) — Striped Marlin
KYPHOSIDAE
- Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) — Luderick
- Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775) — Snubnose Drummer
- Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) — Brassy Chub
LABRIDAE
- Coris gaimard (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) — Clown Wrasse
- Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) — Thicklip Wrasse
LATIDAE
- Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) — Barramundi
LATRIDAE
- Latridopsis forsteri (Castelnau, 1872) — Bastard Trumpeter
LETHRINIDAE
- Gymnocranius audleyi Ogilby, 1916 — Collar Seabream
- Lethrinus laticaudis Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 — Grass Emperor
- Lethrinus miniatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Redthroat Emperor
LUTJANIDAE
- Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1791) — Yellowtail Fusilier
- Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) — Stripey Snapper
- Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) — Spanish Flag Snapper
- Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) — Spanish flag snapper
- Lutjanus chrysotaenia Bleeker — Spanish flag snapper
- Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) — Blackspot Snapper
- Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 2008) — Dory snapper
- Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål) — Dory snapper
- Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) — Dory snapper
- Lutjanus johni (Bloch) — Golden Snapper
- Lutjanus johnii (Bloch, 1792) — Golden Snapper
- Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816) — Red Emperor
- Lutjanus sp.
- Lutjanus vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard — Blacktail Snapper
- Symphorus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1860) — Chinamanfish
MELANOTAENIIDAE
- Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Nichols & Raven, 1928) — Cairns Rainbowfish
- Melanotaenia eachamensis Allen & Cross, 1982 — Lake Eacham Rainbowfish
- Melanotaenia maccullochi Ogilby, 1915 — McCulloch's Rainbowfish
- Melanotaenia splendida splendida (Peters, 1866) — Eastern Rainbowfish
- Melanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl, 1922) — Banded Rainbowfish
- Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan, 2001 — Utchee Rainbowfish
- Rhadinocentrus ornatus Regan, 1914 — Ornate Rainbowfish
MUGILIDAE
- Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 — Sea Mullet
MULLIDAE
- Parupeneus signatus (Günther, 1867) — Black-spotted Goatfish
NEMIPTERIDAE
- Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830) — Notched Threadfin Bream
- Nemipterus sp.
- Scolopsis monogramma (Cuvier, 1830) — Rainbow Monocle Bream
NOTOTHENIIDAE
- Paranotothenia magellanica (Forster, 1801) — Maori Cod
PENTACEROTIDAE
- Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley, 1944 — Yellowspotted Boarfish
- Zanclistius elevatus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888) — Blackspot Boarfish
PERCICHTHYIDAE
- Gadopsis sp.
- Macquaria ambigua (Richardson, 1845) — Golden Perch
PLATYCEPHALIDAE
- Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829 — Southern Sand Flathead
- Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829 — Dusky Flathead
- Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Bartail Flathead
PLOTOSIDAE
- Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Valenciennes, 1840) — Estuary Cobbler
- Tandanus tandanus (Mitchell, 1838) — Freshwater Catfish
POECILIIDAE
- Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 — Guppy
- Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 — Swordtail
PRIACANTHIDAE
- Priacanthus sp.
PSEUDOMUGILIDAE
- Pseudomugil gertrudae Weber, 1911 — Spotted Blue Eye
- Pseudomugil signifer Kner, 1867 — Pacific Blue Eye
RACHYCENTRIDAE
- Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) — Cobia
SCIAENIDAE
- Argyrosomus hololepidotus (Lacepède, 1801) — Southern Meagre, Madagascar Meagre
- Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) — Japanese Meagre
SCOMBRIDAE
- Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) — Little Tunny
- Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) — Yellowfin Tuna
- Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851) — Longtail Tuna
SCORPAENIDAE
- Scorpaena papillosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Southern Red Scorpionfish
SEBASTIDAE
- Helicolenus percoides (Richardson, 1842) — Reef Ocean Perch
SERRANIDAE
- Cephalopholis argus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 — Peacock Rockcod
- Cephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790) — Brownbarred Rockcod
- Cephalopholis cyanostigma (Kuhl & Hasselt, 1828) — Bluespotted Rockcod
- Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål) — Coral Rockcod
- Chromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828) — Barramundi Cod
- Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) — Blacktip Rockcod
- Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793 — Birdwire Rockcod
- Epinephelus summana (Forsskål, 1775) — Summan Grouper
- Epinephelus tauvina Forsskål, 1775 — Greasy Rockcod
- Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790) — Barcheek Coral Trout
SIGANIDAE
- Siganus canaliculatus (Park, 1797) — Whitespotted Rabbitfish
- Siganus corallinus (Valenciennes, 1835) — Coral Rabbitfish
- Siganus doliatus Cuvier, 1834 — Bluelined Rabbitfish
- Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782) — Black Rabbitfish
- Siganus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1835) — Goldlined Rabbitfish
- Siganus puellus (Schlegel, 1852) — Masked Rabbitfish
- Siganus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) — Spotted Rabbitfish
- Siganus vulpinus (Schlegel & Müller, 1845) — Foxface
SILLAGINIDAE
- Sillago analis Whitley, 1943 — Goldenline Whiting
- Sillago attenuata McKay, 1985 — Slender Sillago
- Sillago burrus Richardson, 1842 — Western Trumpeter Whiting
- Sillago ciliata Cuvier, 1829 — Sand Whiting
- Sillago lutea McKay, 1985 — Mud Whiting
- Sillago parvisquamis Gill, 1861 — Small-scale Sillago
- Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775) — Northern Whiting
- Sillago vincenti McKay, 1980 — Vincent's Sillago
SPARIDAE
- Acanthopagrus australis (Günther, 1859) — Yellowfin Bream
- Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775) — Pikey Bream
- Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro, 1949) — Black Bream
- Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) — Western Yellowfin Bream
- Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801) — Snapper
- Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 — Gilthead Seabream
SPHYRAENIDAE
- Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829 — Yellowtail Barracuda
TERAPONTIDAE
- Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell, 1838) — Silver Perch
- Hephaestus carbo (Ogilby & McCulloch, 1916) — Coal Grunter
- Hephaestus fuliginosus (Macleay, 1883) — Sooty Grunter
- Leiopotherapon unicolor (Günther, 1859) — Spangled Perch
- Scortum hillii (Castelnau, 1878) — Leathery Grunter
TETRAODONTIDAE
- Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Stars-and-stripes Puffer
TRIACANTHIDAE
- Triacanthus sp.
TRIGLIDAE
- Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829) — Red Gurnard
XIPHIIDAE
- Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 — Swordfish
ZANCLIDAE
- Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) — Moorish Idol
Actinopterygii
GERREIDAE
- Gerres oyena (Forsskål, 1775)
- Gerres subfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830)
POMACENTRIDAE
- Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871)
- Chromis atripectoralis Welander & Schultz, 1951
CHONDRICHTHYES
CHIMAERIDAE
- Chimaera sp.
DASYATIDAE
- Dasyatis fluviorum Ogilby, 1908 — Estuary Stingray
- Himantura fai Jordan & Seale, 1906 — Pink Whipray
- Himantura fai Jordan & Seale, 1906 — Pink whipray
- Himantura granulata (Macleay, 1883) — Mangrove Whipray
- Himantura sp.
- Himantura uarnak (Forsskål, 1775) — Reticulate Whipray
- Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) — Bluespotted Maskray
- Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) — Bluespotted Stingray
- Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775) — Cowtail Stingray
- Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) — Bluespotted Fantail Ray
- Taeniura meyeni Müller & Henle, 1841 — Blotched Fantail Ray
MYLIOBATIDAE
- Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasén, 1790) — Whitespotted Eagle Ray
- Myliobatis australis Macleay, 1881 — Southern Eagle Ray
- Rhinoptera neglecta Ogilby, 1912 — Australian Cownose Ray
ORECTOLOBIDAE
- Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) — Spotted Wobbegong
PRISTIDAE
- Pristis clavata Garman, 1906 — Dwarf Sawfish
RAJIDAE
- Raja speciesA Last & Stevens, 1994
RHINOBATIDAE
- Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw & Nodder, 1794) — Eastern Shovelnose Ray
- Aptychotrema vincentiana (Haacke, 1885) — Western Shovelnose Ray
- Glaucostegus granulatus (Cuvier, 1829) — Sharpnose Guitarfish
- Glaucostegus typus (Bennett, 1830) — Giant Shovelnose Ray
- Trygonorrhina fasciata Müller & Henle, 1841 — Southern Fiddler Ray
- Trygonorrhina speciesA Last & Stevens, 1994
RHYNCHOBATIDAE
- Rhynchobatus sp. — Wedgefish
SQUALIDAE
- Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 — Whitespotted Dogfish
TRIAKIDAE
- Hemitriakis japanica (Müller & Henle, 1839) — Japanese Topeshark
- Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870 — Gummy Shark
UROLOPHIDAE
- Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle, 1841 — Common Stingaree
- Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884 — Sandyback Stingaree
- Urolophus cruciatus (Lacépède, 1804) — Banded Stingaree
- Urolophus paucimaculatus Dixon, 1969 — Sparsely-spotted Stingaree
Perciformes
CAESIONIDAE
- Caesio cuning (Bloch, 1971) — Redbelly yellowtail fusilier
- Caesio teres (Seale, 1906)
Pisces
LUTJANIDAE
- Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849) — Moses Snapper
ROTIFERA
SCARIDAE
- Scarus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840 — Surf Parrotfish
Ungrouped
ACANTHURIDAE
- Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
DASYATIDAE
- Maculabatis toshi (Whitley, 1939) — Brown Whipray
- Pastinachus ater (Macleay, 1883) — Cowtail Stingray
LUTJANIDAE
- Caesio teres (Seale, 1906)
UROLOPHIDAE
- Urolophus cruciatus Lacépède, 1904
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