barred filefish
Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)
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.
Barred Filefish Local name: ‘ō’ili Cantherhines dumerilii Maui, Hawaii
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Open encyclopedia reference
Cantherhines dumerilii is a species of fish in the family Monacanthidae, the filefishes. Its common names include whitespotted filefish, barred filefish, orange-fin file, yelloweye leatherjacket, and vagabond filefish. It is distributed in the Indian and Pacific Oceans where it is found on coral reefs.
Wikipedia contributors, Cantherhines dumerilii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:54:44.911616+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)
- Name authority
- (Hollard, 1854)
- Common name
- barred filefish
- 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 dumerilii (Hollard, 1854)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cantherhines verecundus Jordan, 1925 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Monacanthus dumerilii Hollard, 1854 Hollard, 1854 | synonym |
| Monacanthus howensis Ogilby, 1889 Ogilby, 1889 | synonym |
| Cantherinus dumerili (Hollard, 1854) (Hollard, 1854) | synonym |
| Cantherhines albopunctatus (Seale, 1901) (Seale, 1901) | synonym |
| Cantherhines carolae Jordan & McGregor, 1898 Jordan & McGregor, 1898 | synonym |
| Cantherhines howensis (Ogilby, 1889) (Ogilby, 1889) | synonym |
| Cantherines carolae Jordan & McGregor, 1898 Jordan & McGregor, 1898 | synonym |
| Monacanthus albopunctatus Seale, 1901 Seale, 1901 | synonym |
| Amanses carolae (Hollard, 1854) (Hollard, 1854) | synonym |
| Cantherines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854) (Hollard, 1854) | synonym |
| Cantherhines dumerili (Hollard, 1854) (Hollard, 1854) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276248 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.
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:QN6N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.