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Spectacled filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Spectacled filefish
- Scientific
- Cantherhines fronticinctus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 25 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 43 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A filefish with about four broad dusky bands converging towards the tail, reaching about 25 cm. It is uncommon and stays close to shelter on coral-rich reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cantherhines-fronticinctus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cantherhines_fronticinctus_380577405.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.