Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Cantherhines

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Cantherhines cerinus
[Waxy filefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Cantherhines dumerilii
[Whitespotted filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines fronticinctus
[Spectacled filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines longicaudus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Cantherhines macrocerus
[American whitespotted filefish]

No picture found
Indo-Pacific (Ref. 88148)

Cantherhines nukuhiva
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines pardalis
[Honeycomb filefish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Cantherhines pullus
[Orangespotted filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines rapanui
[Rapanui filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines sandwichiensis
[Sandwich isle file]

No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL

Cantherhines tiki
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines verecundus
[Shy filefish]

12 Species of Family Monacanthidae with Genus Cantherhines
(Filefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2011	Cantherhines cerinus	Waxy filefish	Western Pacific	12 TL
1854	Cantherhines dumerilii	Whitespotted filefish	Indo-Pacific	38 TL
1867	Cantherhines fronticinctus	Spectacled filefish	Indo-West Pacific	25 TL
1982	Cantherhines longicaudus		Eastern Central Pacific	13.2 SL
1853	Cantherhines macrocerus	American whitespotted filefish	Western Atlantic	46 TL
2011	Cantherhines nukuhiva		Indo-Pacific (Ref. 88148)
1837	Cantherhines pardalis	Honeycomb filefish	Indo-Pacific	25 TL
1842	Cantherhines pullus	Orangespotted filefish	Western Atlantic	20 TL
1963	Cantherhines rapanui	Rapanui filefish	Southeast Pacific	20 NG
1824	Cantherhines sandwichiensis	Sandwich isle file	Eastern Central Pacific	19.3 TL
1964	Cantherhines tiki		Southeast Pacific	13.4 SL
1925	Cantherhines verecundus	Shy filefish	Eastern Central Pacific	12.5 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: TetraodontiformesFamily: Monacanthidae FilefishesGenus: Cantherhines(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Cantherhines

(See list of species below)