{"scientificNameAuthorship":"Su, Lin & Ho, 2022","RecordModifiedOn":"2026-06-22","CAAB_code":"37259003","phylum":"Chordata","Notes":"Previously confused with <i>Monocentris japonica</i>, which also occurs in Australia (CAAB code 37 251001). In Australia, <i>Monocentris chrysadamas</i> is confirmed from off the Rockingham area (17°36'S, 146°48'E to 18°03'S, 147°04'E), Qld and south of Clerke Reef (18 07 S, 119 21 E), WA in 160-264 m (Su et al 2022). Elsewhere, known from Taiwan, Japan, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands in 145-341 m depth (Su et al 2022; Hatanaka et al 2023). Distributions of both Australian <i>Monocentris</i> species require further refinement.","habitat":"Shelf Demersal (40-200m)<br>Slope Demersal (200-2000m)<br>","NameVerifiedSource":"Su, Y., Lin, H.-C. & Ho, H.-C.\r\n, 2022. A new cryptic species of the pineapple fish genus <i>Monocentris</i> (Family Monocentridae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with redescription of <i>M. japonica</i> (Houttuyn, 1782)., <i>Zootaxa</i>, Vol. 5189 , 1: 180-203.","Parent_Id":"","scientificName":"Monocentris chrysadamas","kingdom":"Animalia","order":"Beryciformes","otherVernacularNames":"","Reference":"Su, Y., Lin, H.-C. & Ho, H.-C.\r\n, 2022. A new cryptic species of the pineapple fish genus <i>Monocentris</i> (Family Monocentridae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with redescription of <i>M. japonica</i> (Houttuyn, 1782)., <i>Zootaxa</i>, Vol. 5189 , 1: 180-203.","vernacularName":"[a pineapplefish]","ChildCodes":"","RecordCreatedOn":"2026-06-22","scientificNameID_WoRMS":"","family":"Monocentridae","standardName":"","class":"Actinopterygii","scientificNameID_AFD":"","CAAB_status":"Valid"}