Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867) is a animal in the Monacanthidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867)

Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867)

Cantherhines fronticinctus, the spectacled filefish, is a small Indo-West Pacific marine fish in the filefish family Monacanthidae.

Family
Genus
Cantherhines
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Class

About Cantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867)

Cantherhines fronticinctus, commonly called the spectacled filefish, is a species of marine fish that belongs to the family Monacanthidae. This species has a wide distribution across the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region. It is a small fish, growing to a maximum recorded length of 25 centimetres (9.8 inches).

Photo: (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Cantherhines

More from Monacanthidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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