American Whitespotted Filefish , American Whitespotted Filefish, Cabra, Cabrinha, Whitespotted Filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus, Bonaire, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Cantherhines macrocerus, Bonaire, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Cantherhines macrocerus, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Grey-brown with an oblong orange patch over rear half of body and lower side of forebody leaving a distinct rectangular grey area above and behind pectoral fin base. Four small orange spines on tail base and a yellow or orange ring around eye. May also display large white spots covering head and body. Generally found among gorgonians on coral and rocky reefs.
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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