Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Cantherhines

(See list of species below)

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Photo by Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Cantherhines cerinus
[Waxy filefish]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Cantherhines dumerilii
[Whitespotted filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines fronticinctus
[Spectacled filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines longicaudus
[]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Cantherhines macrocerus
[American whitespotted filefish]

Photo by Photo by Williams, J.T.

Cantherhines nukuhiva
[]

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Cantherhines pardalis
[Honeycomb filefish]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Cantherhines pullus
[Orangespotted filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines rapanui
[Rapanui filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines sandwichiensis
[Sandwich isle file]

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Max. Length 13.4 cm SL

Cantherhines tiki
[]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines verecundus
[Shy filefish]

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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Cantherhines

(See list of species below)