Cantherhines rapanui Rapanui filefish

Cantherhines rapanui is commonly referred to as Rapanui filefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Scientific:: Cantherhines rapanui
German:: Osterinsel-Feilenfisch
English:: Rapanui Filefish

Category:: Vijlvissen

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Cantherhines (Genus) > rapanui (Species)
Initial determination:: (de Buen, ), 1963

Occurrence:: Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Endemic species
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 75.2 °F (18°C - 24°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Phytoplankton, Sponges, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-03-31 09:22:44
Last edit:: 2022-03-31 17:41:18

Info

The filefish Cantherhines rapanui inhabits shallow rocky reefs only around Easter Island, which belongs to Chile, and feeds on sponges and algae.
It is closely related to Cantherhines longicaudus, which lives around the Cook and Society Islands in French Polynesia.

A photo of a live filefish can be seen here: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/617410-Cantherhines-rapanui/browse_photos

Synonyms:
Amanses rapanui de Buen, 1963
Cantherines rapanui (de Buen, 1963)

External links

Cantherhines longicaudus, a new filefish from Oceania, with a review of the species of the C. fronticinctus complex (en). Abgerufen am 31.03.2022.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 31.03.2022.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 31.03.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 31.03.2022.

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