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Waxy filefish (Cantherhines cerinus)
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Ecological Illustration of Waxy filefish (Cantherhines cerinus)
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Monacanthidae

Waxy filefish

Cantherhines cerinus

Filefish in Philippine Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Waxy filefish is a marine fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Cantherhines
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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