Spectacled Filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus
The Spectacled Filefish (Cantherhines fronticinctus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 43 m deep. It grows to 25 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 25 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 1–43 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
Depth
surface
1 m43 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyMonacanthidae
- GenusCantherhines
- SpeciesCantherhines fronticinctus
Quick answers
- Spectacled Filefish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 25 cm (total length).
- Spectacled Filefish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Wirenet FilefishCantherhines pardalis
Barred FilefishCantherhines dumerilii
Aiptasia-eating filefishAcreichthys tomentosus
Largescale LeatherjacketCantheschenia grandisquamis
Bluefin LeatherjacketThamnaconus degeni
Stars-and-stripes LeatherjacketMeuschenia venusta
Broom FilefishAmanses scopas
Brownstriped LeatherjacketMeuschenia australis
Yellowstriped LeatherjacketMeuschenia flavolineata
Leafy FilefishChaetodermis penicilligerus
Velvet LeatherjacketMeuschenia scaber
Bluelined LeatherjacketMeuschenia galii
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.