Galapagos Species Database
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Cantherhines dumerilii
pez lija vagabundo, cachua blanca nieves, Whitespotted filefish, vagabond filefish, gray filefish
Shades of gray to tan, brown and olive, with several indistintc bars on side, and pale lips.Size: At least 38 cm
Habitat: Coral-reefs, feeding on benthic organisms
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Suborder
Tetraodontoidei
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Cantherhines
Species
dumerilii
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cantherhines albopunctatus (Seale, 1901), Cantherhines carolae Jordan & McGregor, 1898, Cantherhines dumerili (Hollard, 1854), Cantherhines howensis (Ogilby, 1889), Monacanthus albopunctatus Seale, 1901, Monacanthus dumerilii Hollard, 1854, Monacanthus howensis Ogilby, 1889, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Vagrant
Distribution: Indo-Pacific; only a few localities in the eastern Pacific: Clippteron, Clarion, San Benedicto, Revillagigedos, off Baja California and Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands. Tip of Baja California, Costa Rica to Western Panama and all oceanic islands.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Grove, J.S. Long, D.J., Robertson, D.R. & Victor, B.C. (2022) List of Fishes of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 39, 14–22.
- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cantherhines dumerilii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7830. Accessed 8 June 2026.