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Squaretail Filefish
Cantherhines sandwichiensis
Cantherhines sandwichiensis, also called sandwich isle filefish, squaretail filefish, or - in Hawaiian - ʻōʻililepa. It is a marine fish in the family Monacanthidae.
From the article Cantherhines sandwichiensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It can reach up to about 19 cm (7.5 in) in length. Its body is brown with a glean of purple or blue, while its fins are yellow.
Range & habitat
Cantherhines sandwichiensis lives in reef ecosystem habitats, at depths of 2 to 73 m (7 to 240 ft), with a range from Hawai'i, Oceania, western Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
It is a bottom feeder that also eats other things such as coral.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142086.