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Whitespotted filefish ♂️

Cantherhines macrocerus

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Field Notes

Description:

Males are readily distinguished from females of about same size by the larger spines on caudal peduncle and by orange color of patch of setae anterior to the peduncular spines on males.

Habitat:

Seen in dive site Sharon'sSerenity in Klein Bonaire.

Reference Links:

Cantherhines macrocerus - Wikipedia

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