Spectacled Filefish
Scientific Name: Cantherhines fronticinctus
Species: Filefishes (Monacenthidae)
Other names: Spectacled Leatherjacket
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Spectacled FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Spectacled FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Spectacled FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as Spectacled Leatherjacket.
Found singly on clear water inner and outer reefs. Very shy and secretive, remaining close to cover.
They feed on invertebrates and algae.
Length - 23cm
Depth - 15-40m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Filefish can alter their colour and pattern to match their surrounds and so deter predators.
Although closely related to the Triggerfish, their "trigger spine" cannot be locked into place.
Spotted
The Spectacled Filefish is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 4 times by user @fishx6
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