Honeycomb filefish (Cantherhines pardalis)

Scientific name: Cantherhines pardalis R?ppell, 1837

Honeycomb filefish (Cantherhines pardalis)

The Honeycomb filefish (Cantherhines pardalis) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-36; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 32. Can adopt three basic color patterns: mottled grey and brown, dark brown, or grey with a network of close-set polygonal spots. All have a small white spot at the rear base of the second dorsal fin and sometimes the anal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cantherhines pardalis
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
2–20 m (7–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to South Africa and east to southern Japan and southeastern Oceania. Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, Annobon Islands, south coast of Africa. Replaced by Cantherhines sandwichiensis in the Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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