Orangespotted Filefish
Cantherhines pullus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
Cantherhines est un genre de poissons tetraodontiformes, appelés suivant les espèces « monacanthes », « poissons-limes » ou « poissons-bourses ».
The orangespotted filefish (Cantherhines pullus) is a species of filefish described by Ranzani in 1842. and it is native to shallow waters in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Distribution and habitat The orangespotted filefish occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the northern half of the Gulf of Mexico and the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Cantherhines pullus es una especie de peces de la familia Monacanthidae en el orden de los Tetraodontiformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 20 cm de longitud total. Alimentación Come esponjas de mar, algas, tunicados, briozoos y otros invertebrados bentónicos.
Distribution
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