Saltwater
Whitespotted filefish
Cantherhines dumerilii
Monacanthidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 38 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,287 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Cook Islands, and 33 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit offshore coral reefs usually solitary or in pairs. Common in surface waters around oceanic islands. Benthopelagic. Shy species, usually retreating quickly into caves or large crevices of the reef. Juveniles are pelagic, seen under floating objects. Feed on tips of branching corals, algae, sponges, sea urchins, and mollusks. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Amanses carolae
- Cantherhines albopunctatus
- Cantherhines carolae
- Cantherhines dumerili
- Cantherhines howensis
- Cantherines carolae
In other languages
- Barred filefish, Barred leatherjacket, Cantherhines dumerili, Dumeril's leatherjacket, Orange-fin file, White-spotted filefish, Yelloweye leatherjacket
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.