The smooth leatherjacket or velvet leatherjacket, Meuschenia scaber, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found off eastern Australia and all around New Zealand to depths of about 100 m (330 ft), on rocky weedy reef areas. Its length is between 25 and 31 cm (10 and 12 in).[2] In New Zealand it is simply known as leatherjacket as it is the only fish of this family commonly found there, by the Māori language name kōkiri, or by its commercial name cream fish.[3]
^Matsuura, K.; Motomura, H. & Khan, M. (2019). "Meuschenia scaber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T79800670A79800680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T79800670A79800680.en. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Meuschenia scaber" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
^Vennell, Robert (5 October 2022). Secrets of the Sea: The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. pp. 132–137. ISBN 978-1-77554-179-0. Wikidata Q114871191.
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