Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Planehead Filefish
Stephanolepis hispida
Planehead Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Stephanolepis hispida
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-160 ft. (3-50 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, 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
       └Stephanolepis (Genus)
        └S. hispida (Species)
WoRMS ID: 307126🔗
iNaturalist ID: 132526🔗

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