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Filefish Cantherhines macrocerus,Geotagged,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Summer,Whitespotted Filefish Click/tap to enlarge

Filefish

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    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Tough one, can't find a match. It is somewhat looking like a surgeonfish, but I can't find one with this pattern. Posted 10 years ago

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The Whitespotted Filefish

Inhabits coral reefs or rocky bottoms (Ref. 5217). Found among gorgonians. Occurs in pairs (Ref. 5521). Feeds mainly on sponges, gorgonians, and algae (Ref. 9710) but also eats hydroids and stinging coral.

Source: http://eol.org/pages/207511/overview

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Similar species: Box, Puffer And Trigger Fishes
Species identified by Eric_S
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By Eric_S

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Uploaded Aug 10, 2015. Captured Aug 2, 2015 23:44 in Unnamed Road, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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  • Micro HD+ Underwater Camera
  • f/2.8
  • 1/720s
  • ISO100
  • 2.7mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.