Monocentris japonica is a pinecone fish of the family Monocentridae, found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans, at depths of between 10 and 200 m. Its length is between 8 and 15 cm.

Gallery

Illustration of a pineconefish, with the anatomy of the skull exposed.

Pineconefish at the Himeji Aquarium, Japan.

Pineconefish at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco

References

• Monocentris japonica (TSN 166164). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 18 April 2006.
• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Monocentris japonica" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
• Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8