Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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

Yelloweye Filefish

Spectacled Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish (Orange variation)

Wirenet Filefish

Orangespotted Filefish

Slender Filefish

Longnose Filefish

Mimic Filefish (Juvenile)

Mimic Filefish

Orangetail Filefish

Blackheaded Filefish

Fantail Filefish

Rhino Filefish

Strapweed Filefish



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