Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Orangespotted Filefish
Cantherhines pullus
Orangespotted Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Cantherhines pullus
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Monacanthidae (Family) Filefishes
       └Cantherhines (Genus)
        └C. pullus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159493🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49275🔗

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