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Cantherhines macrocerus, American whitespotted filefish : fisheries, aquarium
Teleostei > 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).
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bermuda to São Paulo, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121). 西大西洋: 美國的佛羅里達與百慕達群島到聖保羅巴西。 東大西洋: 聖保羅岩礁.(參考文獻 13121)
大小 / 重量 / 年龄
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 46.0 cm TL 雄鱼/尚未辨别雌雄; (Ref. 7251)
背棘 (总数) : 2; 背的软条 (总数) : 34 - 36; 臀棘: 0; 臀鳍软条: 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). Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep. 成鱼是褐色, 具有或者没有许多突出的白色斑点在身体与头部上; 尾鳍黑色的有暗的弯曲中央的白色横带与二个不明显的白色基部的斑点。 (参考文献 13442) 雄性是与轻易地区分的大约相同大小的雌性藉由比较大的棘在尾梗上而且藉着刚毛的小区块的橘色颜色在雄性上位于肉梗的棘前.(参考文献 13442)
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).
