Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Yelloweye Filefish
Cantherhines dumerilii
Yelloweye Filefish
Also known as: Barred Filefish, Yelloweye Leatherjacket
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Cantherhines dumerilii
Size: 10 to 14 in. (25 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Monacanthidae (Family)
       └Cantherhines (Genus)
        └C. dumerilii (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276248🔗
iNaturalist ID: 130765🔗

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