Cantherhines verecundus Jordan, 1925
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cantherhines verecundus, the shy filefish, is a marine fish in the family Monacanthidae (filefishes) that can be found in Hawaiian waters. It is one of the many species of Filefish, but far less common (1). Specimens have been caught in various ways in the shallow waters of Oahu (1).
Wikipedia contributors, Cantherhines verecundus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:14:25.222599+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cantherhines verecundus Jordan, 1925
- Name authority
- Jordan, 1925
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Cantherhines
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderTetraodontiformes
- suborderBalistoidei
- familyMonacanthidae Nardo, 1843
- genusCantherhines Swainson, 1839
- speciesCantherhines verecundus Jordan, 1925
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cantherhines. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| barred filefishCantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spectacled filefishCantherhines fronticinctus (Günther, 1867) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cantherhines nukuhiva Randall, 2011 | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| honeycomb filefishCantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cantherhines longicaudus Hutchins & Randall, 1982 | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cantherines verecundus Jordan, 1925 Jordan, 1925 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, E. K. (1925). Notes on the fishes of Hawaii, with descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 66 (2570): 1–43, Pls. 1–2. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.66-2570.1 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5X9FN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.