Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Yelloweye Filefish
Cantherhines dumerilii
Yelloweye Filefish
Also known as: Barred Filefish, Yelloweye Leatherjacket
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Cantherhines dumerilii
Size: 10 to 14 in. (25 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Monacanthidae (Family)
      └Cantherhines (Genus)
       └C. dumerilii (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Yelloweye Filefish

Fantail Filefish

Scrawled Filefish



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