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Reticulated leatherjacket

Stephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940

Status not recordedbony fish

The reticulated leatherjacket (Stephanolepis diaspros) is a species in the family Monacanthidae, order Tetraodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the reticulated leatherjacket

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the reticulated leatherjacket live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the reticulated leatherjacket as introduced in 11 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Croatiainvasive
  2. Türkiyeinvasive
  3. Cyprus
  4. Egypt
  5. Greece
  6. Israel
  7. Italy
  8. Lebanon
  9. Libya
  10. Malta
  11. Syria

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the reticulated leatherjacket endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the reticulated leatherjacket classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderTetraodontiformes
  5. familyMonacanthidae
  6. genusStephanolepis
  7. SpeciesStephanolepis diaspros Fraser-Brunner, 1940

Synonyms Stephanolepis ocheticus, Stephanolepis weberi

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • سمك السترة الجلدية الشبكيArabic
  • Peix llima reticulatCatalan
  • pilníkotrn síťkovanýCzech
  • FeilenfischGerman
  • ΜονόχειροςGreek
  • Lija GarnalSpanish
  • ornamenttiviilakalaFinnish
  • Bourse GarnaleFrench
  • זיפיון מחוספסHebrew
  • Monacanto reticolatoItalian
  • Ruitvormige VijlvisDutch
  • Peixe-porco-reticuladoPortuguese
  • Сетчатый курковый спинорогRussian
  • dikenli cutreTurkish
  • Bourse réticuléeFrench
  • Dikenli ÇütreTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reticulated leatherjacket

Other species in the same genus Stephanolepis.

Porky

Stephanolepis cirrhifer

MonacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Porky

Stephanolepis aurata

MonacanthidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the reticulated leatherjacket an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the reticulated leatherjacket as invasive in 2 countries: Croatia and Türkiye. It lists it as introduced in 11 in all.

What kind of animal is the reticulated leatherjacket?

The reticulated leatherjacket (Stephanolepis diaspros) belongs to the family Monacanthidae in the order Tetraodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reticulated leatherjacket (Stephanolepis diaspros). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reticulated-leatherjacket

MLA

“Reticulated leatherjacket (Stephanolepis diaspros).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reticulated-leatherjacket.

BibTeX
@misc{reticulated_leatherjacket_2026,
  title = {Reticulated leatherjacket (Stephanolepis diaspros)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reticulated-leatherjacket},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}