Black scraper
| Black scraper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Thamnaconus |
| Species: | T. modestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thamnaconus modestus Günther, 1877 | |
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The black scraper (Thamnaconus modestus) is a species of filefish in the family Monacanthidae. It is found in the temperate waters in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. It is commercially fished in China, and has been successfully aquacultured.