Whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines dumerilii)

Scientific name: Cantherhines dumerilii Hollard, 1854

The Whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines dumerilii) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to French Polynesia, north to Japan and Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Colombia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-39; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 35. Greyish brown to yellowish brown with about 12 vertical dark brown bars; lips whitish; male adults with orange peduncle spines; soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins pale yellowish; caudal fin orange with dusky rays. Sexually dimorphic with males having longer and deeper orange peduncular spines and deeper orange tail and eyes.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Cantherhines dumerilii
Family: Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 38.0
Common length: 25.0
Depth range: 6–35 m (20–115 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 6 - 35 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to French Polynesia, north to Japan and Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Colombia.
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.)