Cantherhines dumerilii is a species of fish in the family Monacanthidae, the filefishes. Its common names include whitespotted filefish, barred filefish, orange-fin file, and yelloweye leatherjacket.[3] It is distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans where it is found on coral reefs.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Cantherhines |
| Species: | C. dumerilii
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| Cantherhines dumerilii (Henri Hollard, 1854)[2]
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Description
editThis fish can reach 38 cm (15 in) in length but is more usually around 25 cm (10 in). The dorsal fin has two spines and thirty-four to thirty-nine soft rays. The anal fin has no spines and twenty-eight to thirty-five soft rays. This fish has yellow eyes and its general color is grayish or yellowish-brown with about twelve vertical dark bars. The fleshy lips are white. The tail fin is small, rounded and orange and the other fins are yellowish. The spines on the caudal peduncle are orange, with the male having longer and deeper orange caudal spines and a darker orange caudal fin and darker eyes.[4]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of August Duméril (1812-1870), a herpetologist and ichthyologist, at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), who made the type specimen available to Hollard.[5]
Distribution and habitat
editCantherhines dumerilii is native to the Indo-Pacific region. Its range extends from the East African coast to French Polynesia, Japan and Hawaii. It is also present in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico and Colombia. It is a common resident of coral reefs and likes to have rock crevices and caves to retreat into if disturbed. Juveniles are pelagic and sometimes hide under floating objects.[4]
Behavior
editThe fish lives around reefs down to depths of 70 m (230 ft), but usually staying in shallower waters and sometimes nearing the surface. It is a shy fish, hiding if danger threatens. It is usually seen singly or in pairs and feeds on the tips of branching corals, algae, sponges, sea urchins, and molluscs.[4]
References
edit- ^ Matsuura, K. & Motomura, H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Cantherhines dumerilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69922228A115474540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T69922228A70010085.en.
- ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Cantherhines dumerilii (Henri Hollard, 1854)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Common names of Cantherhines dumerilii. FishBase. 2013.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cantherhines dumerilii". FishBase.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order TETRAODONTIFORMES: Families MOLIDAE, BALISTIDAE, MONACANTHIDAE, ARACANIDAE and OSTRACIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
External links
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- Photos of Cantherhines dumerilii on Sealife Collection