Cantherhines macrocerus, American whitespotted filefish : aquarium
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Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard, 1853)

American whitespotted filefish
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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Cantherhines: Greek, kanthos = the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the lids meet, 1646 + Greek, rhinos = nose (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 58047), usually 3 - 20 m (Ref. 40849).   Tropical; 32°N - 33°S

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Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bermuda to São Paulo, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-36; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 32. Adults are brown, with or without many prominent white spots on body and head; caudal fin black with obscure curved median white bar and two indistinct white basal spots (Ref. 13442). Males are readily distinguished from females of about same size by the larger spines on caudal peduncle and by orange color of patch of setae anterior to the peduncular spines on males (Ref. 13442).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coral reefs or rocky bottoms (Ref. 5217). Found among gorgonians. Occurs in pairs (Ref. 5521). Feeds mainly on sponges, gorgonians, and algae (Ref. 9710) but also eats hydroids and stinging coral (Ref. 13442).

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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 September 2014

CITES (Ref. 123416)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.9 - 28, mean 27.1 °C (based on 268 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5002   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02291 (0.01327 - 0.03955), b=2.89 (2.74 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100) .
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20 [8, 81] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.778 [0.277, 2.199] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.6 [16.2, 20.8] % ; Omega3 = 0.0748 [, ] g/100g ; Selenium = 43.5 [15.8, 125.2] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 47.6 [14.4, 155.4] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.43 [0.58, 2.63] mg/100g (wet weight);