Size: 10 to 18
in.
ID: extended
belly appendage, orange spines at tail base
Class: Actinopterygii
/ Ray-finned fishes
Order: Tetraodontiformes
/ Boxfishes
Family: Monacanthidae
/ Filefishes
Genus Species: Cantherhines
macrocerus / Whitespotted Filefish
Habitat: reef
tops
Typical food:
mostly sponges, algae, hydroids, stinging coral, gorgonians
Other information:
usually in pairs; two phases: with large white spots or without; "file-like"
skin
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