Meuschenia is a genus of filefishes native to the coastal waters around Australia. There are eight species from the temperate southern half of Australia. There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: Meuschenia australis (Donovan, 1824) (Southern leatherjacket) Meuschenia flavolineata Hutchins, 1977 (Yellow-striped leatherjacket) Meuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Six-spined leatherjacket) Meuschenia galii Hutchins, 1977 (Blue-lined leatherjacket) Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Horse-shoe leatherjacket) Meuschenia scaber (J. R. Forster, 1801) (Velvet leatherjacket) Meuschenia trachylepis (Günther, 1870) Meuschenia venusta Hutchins, 1977 (Stars and stripes leatherjacket)
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