Filefishes from San Salvador

Family Monacanthidae

Elongate foredorsal spine that can not be locked into place with a second spine (like those of the closely related triggerfishes).

Whitespotted Filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus): paired orange spines on tail; extended ventral appendage.

(spotted phase)

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Whitespotted Filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus)

(orange phase)

Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus): body with irregular blue lines and dots.