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Whitespotted Filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus
(Hollard, 1853)
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Summary
Saltwater fish, drifts over tropical reef, in mated pairs, feeding on algae and coral. With a single long dorsal spine.
To be confused with
- Slender Filefish Monacathus tuckeri
(Usually have white reticulated pattern over body.)
- Scrawled Filefish Aluterus scriptus
(Covered with blue-green spots, irregular lines and black dots. Elongate body with long, broomlike tail.)
- Orangespotted Filefish Cantherhines pullus
Characteristics
Size: 25 to 38 cm.
Colour: Snout grey, rear body orange, sometimes white spots all over.
Shape: Deep and compressed body, single long dorsal spine.
Habitat environment and ecology
Inhabits coral reefs. Drift over tropical reef, in mated pairs, feeding on algae and coral.
Distribution range
BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.
Author
[Marion Haarsma, may, 2015]
Literature
- DeLoach, N., & Humann, P. (2002). Reef Fish Identification -
Florida Caribbean Bahamas - 3th Edition. New World Publications, Inc.
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Soorten,
Vissen
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