Cantherhines sandwichiensis

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Filefishes ; Feeds mainly on algae and detritus , but also takes tunicates , corals , sponges and other benthic animals[1]. Young spotted[2].

Common Names

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Description

Family Monacanthidae

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually two dorsal spines; the second is usually much smaller and it may be absent. Upper jaw usually with three teeth in outer and two in the inner series on each premaxillary , developed for nibbling; 19-31 vertebrae . Alutera scripta reaches 1 m maximum length . Most species feed on a wide variety of benthic invertebrates , but some specialize on corals or zooplankton . Filefishes lay demersal eggs in a site prepared and guarded by the male or both parents. Some of the subtropical species release eggs in open water .The family Monacanthidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Tetraodontiformes. It contains 31 genera and 95 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are mixed. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is balistiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Pliocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, monos = only + Greek, akantha = thorn

Habitat

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Monacanthus nasutus Swainson, 1889 1839

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Amanses sandwichiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
2. Balistes sandwichiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
3. Monacanthus sandwichiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Cantherhines

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. carolae · C. dumerili · C. dumerilii (Yelloweye Leatherjacket) · C. fronticinctus (Specktacled Filefish) · C. longicaudus · C. macrocerus (American Whitespotted Filefish) · C. melanoides · C. multilineatus · C. pardalis (Honeycomb Leatherjacket) · C. pullus (Orange-Spotted Filefish) · C. rapanui · C. sandwichensis · C. sandwichiensis (Brown Leatherjacket) · C. tiki · C. trachylepis (Yellowfinned Leatherjacket) · C. verecundus

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Further Reading

• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
• Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. ENG url p. 154, p. 394, p. 415.
• Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah (2002). Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, India.775 p.
• Miyasaka, A. (1993). A database on scientific and common names of fishes exported from Hawaii. The information was derived from the above mentioned database. A printout of the names is also available from the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Randall, J.E. (1985). Guide to Hawaiian reef fishes. Harrowood Books, Newtown Square, PA 19073, USA.
• Silfvergrip, A.M.C. 1990 Additional specimens of the venomous toadfish Daector gerringi (Teleostei: Batrachoididae), hitherto known only from the holotype. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 1(3):253-256.
• Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Rhodes University, Grahamstown. 215 p.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• FishBase
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Hutchins, Barry (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3859397
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26715
• Fishbase Species ID: 7835
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173229
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 105746

Footnotes

1. Randall, J.E. (1985). Guide to Hawaiian reef fishes. Harrowood Books, Newtown Square, PA 19073, USA. [back]
2. Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Rhodes University, Grahamstown. 215 p. [back]

Curator for this page: Barry Hutchins. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899

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