American whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus)

Scientific name: Cantherhines macrocerus Hollard, 1853

The American whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Florida, USA and Bermuda to S?o Paulo, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks.

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. 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.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Cantherhines macrocerus
Family: Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 46.0
Depth range: 2–40 m (7–131 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m, usually 3 - 20 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bermuda to S?o Paulo, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)