n = 103
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monacanthus albopunctatus | Seale, 1901 | Cantherhines dumerilii | Monacanthidae | Whitespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus alternans | Ogilby, 1899 | Pervagor alternans | Monacanthidae | Yelloweye filefish |
| Monacanthus amphioxus | Cope, 1871 | Cantherhines pullus | Monacanthidae | Orangespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus amphioxys | Cope, 1871 | Cantherhines pullus | Monacanthidae | Orangespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus anginosus | Hollard, 1853 | Aluterus monoceros | Monacanthidae | Unicorn leatherjacket filefish |
| Monacanthus aspersus | Hollard, 1854 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus aspricaudus | Hollard, 1854 | Pervagor aspricaudus | Monacanthidae | Orangetail filefish |
| Monacanthus auratus | Castelnau, 1861 | Stephanolepis aurata | Monacanthidae | Porky |
| Monacanthus auriga | Lowe, 1852 | Stephanolepis hispida | Monacanthidae | Planehead filefish |
| Monacanthus bertolonii | Bianconi, 1855 | Paramonacanthus frenatus | Monacanthidae | Wedgetail filefish |
| Monacanthus Blochii | Billberg, 1833 | Acreichthys tomentosus | Monacanthidae | Bristle-tail file-fish |
| Monacanthus broekii | Bleeker, 1858 | Paramonacanthus japonicus | Monacanthidae | Hairfinned leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus brunneus | Castelnau, 1873 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus cantoris | Bleeker, 1852 | Monacanthus chinensis | Monacanthidae | Fan-bellied leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus castelnaui | Macleay, 1881 | Acanthaluteres brownii | Monacanthidae | Spiny-tailed leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus cheverti | Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 | Rhinecanthus aculeatus | Balistidae | White-banded triggerfish |
| Monacanthus chinensis | (Osbeck, 1765) | Monacanthus chinensis | Monacanthidae | Fan-bellied leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus choirocephalus | Bleeker, 1851 | Paramonacanthus choirocephalus | Monacanthidae | Pig faced leather jacket |
| Monacanthus ciliatus | (Mitchill, 1818) | Monacanthus ciliatus | Monacanthidae | Fringed filefish |
| Monacanthus cirrhifer | Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 | Stephanolepis cirrhifer | Monacanthidae | Threadsail filefish |
| Monacanthus cirrosus | Kossmann & Räuber, 1877 | Paramonacanthus nematophorus | Monacanthidae | |
| Monacanthus cryptodon | Bleeker, 1855 | Paramonacanthus cryptodon | Monacanthidae | |
| Monacanthus curtorhynchos | Bleeker, 1855 | Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos | Monacanthidae | Shortsnout filefish |
| Monacanthus curtorhynchus | Bleeker, 1855 | Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos | Monacanthidae | Shortsnout filefish |
| Monacanthus davidsonii | Cope, 1871 | Monacanthus ciliatus | Monacanthidae | Fringed filefish |
| Monacanthus dumerilii | Hollard, 1854 | Cantherhines dumerilii | Monacanthidae | Whitespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus fatensis | Seale, 1906 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus filamentosus | Valenciennes, 1838 | Stephanolepis hispida | Monacanthidae | Planehead filefish |
| Monacanthus filicauda | Günther, 1880 | Arotrolepis filicauda | Monacanthidae | Threadfin leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus forsteri | Castelnau, 1872 | Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus | Monacanthidae | Bridled leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus frauenfeldii | Kner, 1867 | Nelusetta ayraud | Monacanthidae | Chinaman-leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus frenatus | Peters, 1855 | Paramonacanthus frenatus | Monacanthidae | Wedgetail filefish |
| Monacanthus fronticinctus | Günther, 1867 | Cantherhines fronticinctus | Monacanthidae | Spectacled filefish |
| Monacanthus fuliginosus | Macleay, 1883 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus fuscus | Fischer, 1885 | Aluterus heudelotii | Monacanthidae | Dotterel filefish |
| Monacanthus gallinula | Valenciennes, 1843 | Stephanolepis hispida | Monacanthidae | Planehead filefish |
| Monacanthus gunnii | Günther, 1870 | Eubalichthys gunnii | Monacanthidae | Gunn's leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus guntheri | Macleay, 1881 | Acanthaluteres vittiger | Monacanthidae | Toothbrush leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus hajam | Bleeker, 1851 | Acreichthys hajam | Monacanthidae | |
| Monacanthus heudelotii | (Hollard, 1855) | Aluterus heudelotii | Monacanthidae | Dotterel filefish |
| Monacanthus hippocrepis | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Meuschenia hippocrepis | Monacanthidae | Horse-shoe leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus hispidus | (Linnaeus, 1766) | Stephanolepis hispida | Monacanthidae | Planehead filefish |
| Monacanthus homopterus | Cope, 1871 | Cantherhines pullus | Monacanthidae | Orangespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus houttuyni | Bleeker, 1854 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus howensis | Ogilby, 1889 | Cantherhines dumerilii | Monacanthidae | Whitespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus hypargyreus | Cope, 1871 | Thamnaconus hypargyreus | Monacanthidae | Lesser-spotted leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus irroratus | Poey, 1860 | Cantherhines pullus | Monacanthidae | Orangespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus isogramma | Bleeker, 1857 | Paramonacanthus sulcatus | Monacanthidae | Mudbank filefish |
| Monacanthus janthinosoma | Bleeker, 1854 | Pervagor janthinosoma | Monacanthidae | Blackbar filefish |
| Monacanthus kibikib | Montrouzier, 1857 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus laevicaudatus | Duncker & Mohr, 1929 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus lineoguttatus | Hollard, 1854 | Acanthaluteres brownii | Monacanthidae | Spiny-tailed leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus macrocerus | Hollard, 1853 | Cantherhines macrocerus | Monacanthidae | American whitespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus macrolepis | Fraser-Brunner, 1941 | Monacanthus chinensis | Monacanthidae | Fan-bellied leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus macrurus | Bleeker, 1856 | Pseudomonacanthus macrurus | Monacanthidae | Strap-weed file-fish |
| Monacanthus melanistius | Regan, 1908 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus melanocephalus | Bleeker, 1853 | Pervagor melanocephalus | Monacanthidae | Redtail filefish |
| Monacanthus melanoproctes | Boulenger, 1889 | Thamnaconus melanoproctes | Monacanthidae | Blackvent filefish |
| Monacanthus melanuropterus | Bleeker, 1853 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus modestus | Günther, 1877 | Thamnaconus modestus | Monacanthidae | Black scraper |
| Monacanthus mosaicus | Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 | Eubalichthys mosaicus | Monacanthidae | Mosaic leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus multiradiatus | Günther, 1870 | Meuschenia freycineti | Monacanthidae | Six-spined leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus mylii | (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1822) | Monacanthus chinensis | Monacanthidae | Fan-bellied leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus nasutus | Swainson, 1839 | Cantherhines sandwichiensis | Monacanthidae | Sandwich isle file |
| Monacanthus natalensis | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus nematophorus | Günther, 1870 | Paramonacanthus nematophorus | Monacanthidae | |
| Monacanthus nemurus | Bleeker, 1851 | Paramonacanthus choirocephalus | Monacanthidae | Pig faced leather jacket |
| Monacanthus nigrolineatus | (Herre, 1927) | Pervagor nigrolineatus | Monacanthidae | Blacklined filefish |
| Monacanthus nipponensis | Kamohara, 1939 | Paramonacanthus nipponensis | Monacanthidae | Japanese leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus nitens | Hollard, 1854 | Pervagor janthinosoma | Monacanthidae | Blackbar filefish |
| Monacanthus oblongus | Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 | Paramonacanthus oblongus | Monacanthidae | Hair-finned filefish |
| Monacanthus occidentalis | Günther, 1870 | Monacanthus ciliatus | Monacanthidae | Fringed filefish |
| Monacanthus oppositus | Poey, 1860 | Stephanolepis hispida | Monacanthidae | Planehead filefish |
| Monacanthus pardalis | Rüppell, 1837 | Cantherhines pardalis | Monacanthidae | Honeycomb filefish |
| Monacanthus peroni | Hollard, 1854 | Pseudomonacanthus peroni | Monacanthidae | Pot-bellied leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus piraaca | Kner, 1867 | Monacanthus ciliatus | Monacanthidae | Fringed filefish |
| Monacanthus platifrons | Hollard, 1854 | Nelusetta ayraud | Monacanthidae | Chinaman-leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus pullus | Ranzani, 1842 | Cantherhines pullus | Monacanthidae | Orangespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus punctatus | Poey, 1868 | Cantherhines pullus | Monacanthidae | Orangespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus pusillus | Rüppell, 1829 | Paramonacanthus pusillus | Monacanthidae | Faintstripe filefish |
| Monacanthus radiatus | Popta, 1900 | Acreichthys radiatus | Monacanthidae | Radial leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus rubricauda | Bliss, 1883 | Pervagor aspricaudus | Monacanthidae | Orangetail filefish |
| Monacanthus ruppelii | Castelnau, 1855 | Cantherhines pullus | Monacanthidae | Orangespotted filefish |
| Monacanthus sandwichiensis | (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | Cantherhines sandwichiensis | Monacanthidae | Sandwich isle file |
| Monacanthus scopas | (Cuvier, 1829) | Amanses scopas | Monacanthidae | Broom filefish |
| Monacanthus scriptus | (Osbeck, 1765) | Aluterus scriptus | Monacanthidae | Scribbled leatherjacket filefish |
| Monacanthus septentrionalis | Günther, 1874 | Thamnaconus septentrionalis | Monacanthidae | Greenfin horse-faced filefish |
| Monacanthus setifer | Bennett, 1831 | Stephanolepis setifer | Monacanthidae | Pygmy filefish |
| Monacanthus setifer | DeKay, 1842 | Stephanolepis hispida | Monacanthidae | Planehead filefish |
| Monacanthus setosus | Waite, 1899 | Meuschenia scaber | Monacanthidae | Velvet leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus spilonotus | Cope, 1871 | Stephanolepis hispida | Monacanthidae | Planehead filefish |
| Monacanthus spilosoma | Lay & Bennett, 1839 | Pervagor spilosoma | Monacanthidae | Fantail filefish |
| Monacanthus sulcatus | Hollard, 1854 | Paramonacanthus sulcatus | Monacanthidae | Mudbank filefish |
| Monacanthus tessellatus | Günther, 1880 | Thamnaconus tessellatus | Monacanthidae | |
| Monacanthus tomentosus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Acreichthys tomentosus | Monacanthidae | Bristle-tail file-fish |
| Monacanthus trachyderma | Bleeker, 1860 | Paramonacanthus japonicus | Monacanthidae | Hairfinned leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus trachylepis | Günther, 1870 | Meuschenia trachylepis | Monacanthidae | |
| Monacanthus trichurus | Bleeker, 1853 | Acreichthys tomentosus | Monacanthidae | Bristle-tail file-fish |
| Monacanthus tricuspis | Hollard, 1854 | Paramonacanthus tricuspis | Monacanthidae | Estuary filefish |
| Monacanthus tuckeri | Bean, 1906 | Monacanthus tuckeri | Monacanthidae | Slender filefish |
| Monacanthus vittatus | Richardson, 1846 | Nelusetta ayraud | Monacanthidae | Chinaman-leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus vittiger | Castelnau, 1873 | Acanthaluteres vittiger | Monacanthidae | Toothbrush leatherjacket |
| Monacanthus yagoi | Castelnau, 1878 | Acanthaluteres brownii | Monacanthidae | Spiny-tailed leatherjacket |