Whitespotted Filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 870
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇶 Caribbean Netherlands
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Cantherhines macrocerus, commonly known as the whitespotted filefish, American whitespotted filefish, or whitespotted limefish, is a marine fish found along the coast of Florida extending southward into the Caribbean. This species is distinct and separate from Cantherhines dumerilii, the similarly named whitespotted filefish which is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cantherhines macrocerus”.