Saltwater
Orangespotted filefish
Cantherhines pullus
Monacanthidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 20 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 192 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, and 32 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in shallow water and around coral and rocky reefs. Usually remains near the bottom, hiding among gorgonians and branching coral. Feeds on bottom growth, primarily sponge and algae, but stomach often contain tunicates, bryozoans and other sessile benthic invertebrates. The young are pelagic and highly important food items in the diet of large predaceous fishes such as tunas and billfishes. Generally considered as trash fish, rarely consumed.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Amanses amphioxys
- Amanses pullus
- Cantherines pullus
- Monacanthus amphioxus
- Monacanthus amphioxys
- Monacanthus homopterus
In other languages
- Cuckold, Orange-spotted filefish, Orangespotted, Orangespotted Fiiefish, Orangespotted file, Stoplight filefish, Tail-light filefish, Tobaccofish
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.