Whitespotted filefish
A species of Cantherhines, Also known as Orange-fin file, Yelloweye filefish, Dumeril's leatherjacket Scientific name : Cantherhines dumerilii Genus : Cantherhines
Whitespotted filefish, A species of Cantherhines
Also known as:
Orange-fin file, Yelloweye filefish, Dumeril's leatherjacket
Botanical name: Cantherhines dumerilii
Genus: Cantherhines
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Description
Photo By Philippe Bourjon , used under CC-BY-SA-3.0 /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
This fish can reach 38 cm (15 in) in length but is more usually around 25 cm (10 in). The dorsal fin has two spines and thirty-four to thirty-nine soft rays The anal fin has no spines and twenty-eight to thirty-five soft rays. This fish has yellow eyes and its general color is grayish or yellowish-brown with about twelve vertical dark bars. The fleshy lips are white. The tail fin is small, rounded and orange and the other fins are yellowish. The spines on the caudal peduncle are orange, with the male having longer and deeper orange caudal spines and a darker orange caudal fin and darker eyes.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Fish Order
Cowfishes Family
Filefish Genus
Cantherhines Species
Whitespotted filefish 
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