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title: "Horseshoe Leatherjacket"
description: "Meuschenia hippocrepis — Peixes. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/horseshoe-leatherjacket
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Horseshoe Leatherjacket

> Meuschenia hippocrepis — Peixes. 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.

- Scientific name: *Meuschenia hippocrepis*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1606
- Wikidata: [Q2664278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2664278)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105693](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105693)

## Names

- en: Horseshoe Leatherjacket

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1467)

## Summary

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 51 cm (20 in). Its common name comes from a distinct horseshoe-shaped marking on their side.  It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meuschenia_hippocrepis

## Photo

![Horseshoe Leatherjacket](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/horseshoe-leatherjacket/medium.jpg)

Photo: George Cox · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321374761

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/horseshoe-leatherjacket?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).