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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Cantherhines

(See list of species below)



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12 species
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Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Cantherhines cerinus Randall, 2011

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Cantherhines cerinus
[Waxy filefish]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)

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Cantherhines dumerilii
[Whitespotted filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867)

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Cantherhines fronticinctus
[Spectacled filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
Cantherhines longicaudus Hutchins & Randall, 1982

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Cantherhines longicaudus
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard, 1853)

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Cantherhines macrocerus
[American whitespotted filefish]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Indo-Pacific (Ref. 88148)

Cantherhines nukuhiva Randall, 2011

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Cantherhines nukuhiva
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837)

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Cantherhines pardalis
[Honeycomb filefish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1842)

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Cantherhines pullus
[Orangespotted filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm NG
Cantherhines rapanui (de Buen, 1963)

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Cantherhines rapanui
[Rapanui filefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 19.3 cm TL
Cantherhines sandwichiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Cantherhines sandwichiensis
[Sandwich isle file]
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Max. Length 13.4 cm SL

 
Cantherhines tiki
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Cantherhines verecundus Jordan, 1925

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Cantherhines verecundus
[Shy filefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cantherhines cerinus Waxy filefish Western Pacific 12 TL 2011
Cantherhines dumerilii Whitespotted filefish Indo-Pacific 38 TL 1854
Cantherhines fronticinctus Spectacled filefish Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1867
Cantherhines longicaudus Eastern Central Pacific 13.2 SL 1982
Cantherhines macrocerus American whitespotted filefish Western Atlantic 46 TL 1853
Cantherhines nukuhiva Indo-Pacific (Ref. 88148) 2011
Cantherhines pardalis Honeycomb filefish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1837
Cantherhines pullus Orangespotted filefish Western Atlantic 20 TL 1842
Cantherhines rapanui Rapanui filefish Southeast Pacific 20 NG 1963
Cantherhines sandwichiensis Sandwich isle file Eastern Central Pacific 19.3 TL 1824
Cantherhines tiki Southeast Pacific 13.4 SL 1964
Cantherhines verecundus Shy filefish Eastern Central Pacific 12.5 TL 1925



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