Cantherhines macrocerus

Cantherhines macrocerus
American whitespotted filefish, Cantherhines macrocerus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Cantherhines
Species:
C. macrocerus
Binomial name
Cantherhines macrocerus
(Hollard, 1853)

Cantherhines macrocerus, commonly known as the whitespotted filefish, American whitespotted filefish, or whitespotted limefish, 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.

  1. ^ Carpenter, K.E; Robertson, R.; Tyler, J. (2015). "Cantherhines macrocerus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16430203A16510357.

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