wier-net filefish

Cantherhines pardalis

Filefish from the Hawaiian Islands

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Cantherhines pardalis is a species of fish in the family Monacanthidae, the filefishes. Common names include honeycomb filefish, honeycomb leatherjacket, and wire-netting filefish. It is native to the Indian Ocean, the eastern Atlantic, and the western Pacific, except for the seas around Hawaii, where it is replaced by Cantherhines sandwichiensis.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Cantherhines
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, Annobon Islands to south coast of Africa (Ref. 3592 ). Indo-Weat Pacific: South Africa to Red Sea (Ref. 4421 ) and east to southern Japan and southeastern Oceania. Replaced by Cantherhines sandwichiensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) in the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 37816 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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