Paramonacanthus japonicus is a filefish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 cm in length.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Paramonacanthus |
| Species: | P. japonicus
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| Paramonacanthus japonicus (Tilesius, 1809)
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References
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paramonacanthus japonicus". FishBase. December 2008 version.
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