Wirenet Filefish
Cantherhines pardalis
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 531
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cantherhines pardalis”.