Barbeled leatherjacket
Anacanthus barbatus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Anacanthus
Where to Find
Found in 6 diving areas across 4 countries and 2 regions.
- Andaman Islands, India - 2 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 6 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 6 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 3 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 1 records
- Koh Tao, Thailand - 2 records