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American whitespotted filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus
Distribution: Western Atlantic : Bermuda, and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil 's southeast. Eastern Atlantic : São Tomé , Gulf of Guinea . Caribbean. Habitat: Fish reef, we also cross on rock masses , it usually ranges between 5 and 50 meters deep , he lives and moves a couple. Description: This fish is very similar morphologically Balistidae . The coloration varies greatly from one individual to another , but the basic color is usually yellow-green color to light gray with numerous white spots all over the body . The first dorsal fin , located at eye level is similar to a long spine curved towards the rear of the body . Caudal and pectoral fins are small and very mobile. Food : It feeds primarily on sponges , gorgonians , and algae but also eats hydroids and stinging coral. |
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Taxonomic classification
| Phylum: | Chordata | Class: | Actinopterygii | Sub class: | Neopterygii | To print in "PDF" format |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes | Sub order: | tetradontoidei | Family: | Monacanthidae | |
| Genus: | Cantherhines | Species: | macrocerus | Descriptor: | Ranzani, C. 1842. |  |