#2321 · 🐟 fish
Rough Leatherjacket
Scobinichthys granulatus
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © J. Martin Crossley · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 2. © John Sear · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © J. Martin Crossley · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 4. © Peter · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Erik Schlögl · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. © environ · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 7. © Harry Rosenthal · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. © Richard Ling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 9. © Erik Schlögl · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. © Gina · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Scobinichthys granulatus also known as the Rough leatherjackets is a species of filefish native to the coastal waters of southern Australia. It lives on rocky reefs and in beds of seagrass. This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. It is the only known member of the monotypic genus Scobinichthys .
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 4,739 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by John White in 1790 (236 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Rough Leatherjacket
- scientific name
- Scobinichthys granulatus
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Tetraodontiformes
- family
- Monacanthidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 4,739
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1790 by John White
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Monacanthidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 322000, Wikidata Q75372, GBIF 2406906, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.