Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Planehead Filefish
Stephanolepis hispida
Planehead Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Stephanolepis hispida
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-160 ft. (3-50 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf of America, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Monacanthidae (Family)
       └Stephanolepis (Genus)
        └S. hispida (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Planehead Filefish

Scrawled Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish (Orange variation)

Orangespotted Filefish

Slender Filefish



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