Meuschenia hippocrepis
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Meuschenia hippocrepis
| authority = (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
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Meuschenia hippocrepis, commonly called the horseshoe leatherjacket, is a filefish endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean, in the temperate waters off the south and west of Australia. It grows to a length of about {{cvt|51|cm}}.{{FishBase | genus = Meuschenia | species = hippocrepis| month = December| year = 2008}} Its common name comes from a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on their side.{{cite web|last1=Bray|first1=Dianne|title=Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Meuschenia hippocrepis |url=http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/807|website=Fishes of Australia |accessdate=1 October 2014}} It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
Distribution
The fish occurs from the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, to Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, and south to Bicheno, Tasmania.{{cite book|last=Edgar|first=Graham J.|title=Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters|edition=Second|year=2008|publisher=New Holland|location=Sydney |isbn=9781921517174}}
It is often found around rocky reefs, and in deeper bays and estuaries.
References
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Category:Fish described in 1824
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