Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii
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Jordan, 1925
Cantherhines verecundus is endemic to the Hawaiiian Islands and the Midway Atoll and is not common
It is a shy species and uncommon among rubble or ledges exposed to current at deeper scuba depths where it feeds upon encrusting invertebrates.
Colour: Gray-brown, eyes with orange iris, capable of displaying blotches or stripes at will.
Lenght: The filefish attains 6 inches.
Related to Cantherhines fronticinctus of the Indo-Pacific.
Diet: Crustaceans, tunicates, bryozoans and foraminiferans
The filesfish is captured using rotenone poison.
Synonym: Cantherines verecundus Jordan, 1925
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Cantherhines (Genus) > Cantherhines verecundus (Species)
Cantherhines verecundus is endemic to the Hawaiiian Islands and the Midway Atoll and is not common
It is a shy species and uncommon among rubble or ledges exposed to current at deeper scuba depths where it feeds upon encrusting invertebrates.
Colour: Gray-brown, eyes with orange iris, capable of displaying blotches or stripes at will.
Lenght: The filefish attains 6 inches.
Related to Cantherhines fronticinctus of the Indo-Pacific.
Diet: Crustaceans, tunicates, bryozoans and foraminiferans
The filesfish is captured using rotenone poison.
Synonym: Cantherines verecundus Jordan, 1925
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Cantherhines (Genus) > Cantherhines verecundus (Species)
