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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Monacanthidae (Family)
      └Cantherhines (Genus)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Orangespotted Filefish

Slender Filefish

Planehead Filefish

Scrawled Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish (Orange variation)



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