Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Monacanthidae (Family)
       └Cantherhines (Genus)
        └C. pullus (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Orangespotted Filefish

Slender Filefish

Longnose Filefish

Mimic Filefish (Juvenile)

Mimic Filefish

Orangetail Filefish

Blackheaded Filefish

Fantail Filefish

Rhino Filefish

Strapweed Filefish

Planehead Filefish

Scrawled Filefish

Yelloweye Filefish

Spectacled Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish (Orange variation)

Wirenet Filefish



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