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    Beaked Leatherjacket

    Beaked Leatherjacket

    Oxymonacanthus longirostris

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Beaked Leatherjacket (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) is recorded at 39 diving areas across 27 countries, most often around Ha'apai Group, Upolu and Tongatapu.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Isle of PinesNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Loyalty IslandsNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Occasionally seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Occasionally seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Frequently seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Frequently seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Regularly seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Occasionally seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    MoheliComoros
    Occasionally seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Vaavu AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Occasionally seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Inner IslandsSeychelles
    Regularly seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Zanzibar & PembaTanzania
    Occasionally seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    EilatIsrael
    Rarely seen here
    Port Sudan & SanganebSudan
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderTetraodontiformes
    FamilyMonacanthidae
    GenusOxymonacanthus

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