Cantherhines sandwichiensis – Sandwich Isle File

Cantherhines sandwichiensis – Sandwich Isle File

Cantherhines sandwichiensis is described in 1824 by Quoy and Gaimard.

Description

Cantherhines sandwichiensis can reach a maximum total length of about 19 centimeters. They have a brown body with sometimes a purple/blue glow. The fins are yellow.

Origin

The habitat of Cantherhines sandwichiensis is in the east central part of the Pacific Ocean. They are found around Hawaii, Polynesia, and Tahiti.

Author

John de Lange

Copyright images

Drawing: David Starr Jordan; Barton Warren Evermann – (1905) Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands, with a General Account of the Fish Fauna, Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, vol. 23 for 1903, part I – Public Domain.

References

Fishbase