Japanese Pinecone-fish
Monocentris japonica
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
- Trachichthyiformes
- Family
- Monocentridae
- Genus
- Monocentris
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 11 countries and 5 regions.
- Rowley Shoals, Australia - 1 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 4 records
- Jeju Island, South Korea - 25 records
- Ulleungdo, South Korea - 4 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 2 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 6 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 5 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 3 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 12 records
- Hikkaduwa & South Coast, Sri Lanka - 2 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 2 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 2 records