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Hook-Tailed Filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Cantherhines macrocerus

(Hollard, 1853)

Hook-Tailed Filefish

Also known as: Whitespotted Filefish, American Whitespotted Filefish

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–40 m

Max size

46 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Monacanthidae

Where to find it
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