Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Whitespotted Filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus
Whitespotted Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Cantherhines macrocerus
Size: 10 to 15 in. (25 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 20-70 ft. (6-21 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Monacanthidae (Family)
      └Cantherhines (Genus)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish (Orange variation)

Orangespotted Filefish

Slender Filefish

Planehead Filefish

Scrawled Filefish



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