CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Beryciformes (order) » Monocentridae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 259003 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Monocentris chrysadamas Su, Lin & Ho, 2022
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 259 Monocentridae (Pineapplefishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a pineapplefish]
Organism Type:	a pineapplefish
Synonyms:	Monocentris japonicus [in part] Monocentris japonica [in part]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 259902 Monocentris spp.

Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-06-22.
Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 160 to 264 m.

Taxon Notes:	Previously confused with Monocentris japonica, which also occurs in Australia (CAAB code 37 251001). In Australia, Monocentris chrysadamas 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 Monocentris species require further refinement.

Record source and Scientific Name verified against:	Su, Y., Lin, H.-C. & Ho, H.-C. , 2022. A new cryptic species of the pineapple fish genus Monocentris (Family Monocentridae) from the western Pacific Ocean, with redescription of M. japonica (Houttuyn, 1782)., Zootaxa, Vol. 5189 , 1: 180-203.

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report