Cantherhines Explained

Cantherhines is a genus of filefishes.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Cantherhines cerinus J. E. Randall, 2011
• Cantherhines dumerilii Hollard, 1854 (Whitespotted filefish)
• Cantherhines fronticinctus Günther, 1867 (Spectacled filefish)
• Cantherhines longicaudus Hutchins & J. E. Randall, 1982
• Cantherhines macrocerus Hollard, 1853 (American whitespotted filefish)
• Cantherhines multilineatus S. Tanaka (I), 1918
• Cantherhines nukuhiva J. E. Randall, 2011
• Cantherhines pardalis Rüppell, 1837 (Honeycomb filefish)
• Cantherhines pullus Ranzani, 1842 (Orange-spotted filefish)
• Cantherhines rapanui F. de Buen, 1963 (Rapanui filefish)
• Cantherhines sandwichiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Sandwich isle file)
• Cantherhines verecundus E. K. Jordan, 1925 (Shy filefish)

Notes and References

1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.