Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Planehead Filefish
Planehead Filefish
Scientific Name: Stephanolepis hispida
Family: Monacanthidae
Category: Filefishes
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-160 ft. (3-50 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf of America, Bermuda

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Planehead Filefish

Scrawled Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish (Orange variation)

Orangespotted Filefish

Slender Filefish



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