American whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus) fish species and information / pictures of American whitespotted filefish - Cantherhines macrocerus

American whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cantherhines macrocerus

Common Name
American whitespotted filefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-36; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 32. Adults are brown, with or without many prominent white spots on body and head; caudal fin black with obscure curved median white bar and two indistinct white basal spots (Ref. 13442). Males are readily distinguished from females of about same size by the larger spines on caudal peduncle and by orange color of patch of setae anterior to the peduncular spines on males (Ref. 13442).

Classification

Classified By

Hollard, 1853

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Filefishes (Monacanthidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bermuda to S?o Paulo, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121).

Range

32°N - 33°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

40 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 58047), usually 3 - 20 m (Ref. 40849)

Trophic Level

3.03 s.e. 0.16 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

46.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated