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Honeycomb Filefish (Cantherhines pardalis)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Cantherhines pardalis

(Rüppell, 1837)

Honeycomb Filefish

Also known as: Wier-Net Filefish, Brown Leather-Jacket, Honeycomb Leather-Jacket, Indo-Pacific Leatherjacket, Leopard Leather-Jacket

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–20 m

Max size

25 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Monacanthidae

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