Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Cantherhines > Cantherhines macrocerusCantherhines macrocerus (Whitespotted filefish; Whitespoted filefish; American whitespotted filefish)Synonyms: Cantherhines macroceros; Cantherines macrocerus; Monacanthus macrocerus; Monacanthus parraianus; Monacanthus stratus Language: Creole, Portuguese; Mandarin Chinese; Portuguese; Spanish Cantherhines macrocerus, commonly known as the whitespotted filefish or American whitespotted filefish, 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. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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