Cantherhines dumerili
| Identification | A robust filefish, mottled brown-grey with pale spots and often orange-tipped, with strong tail-base spines, rough sandpapery skin and a tall dorsal spine. |
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| Maximum Length | about 15″ |
| Origin | Indo-Pacific |
| Minimum Tank Size | 100 Gal. |
| Reef Compatibility | Not reef safe (with caution) |
Behavior
A hardy, curious large filefish full of character that grows sizable. Peaceful toward fish, but it is an inveterate nipper that cannot be trusted with corals and inverts.
Diet & Feeding
Omnivore. Offer meaty foods, dried algae/nori and quality pellets.
Cautions
May nip corals, clam mantles and sessile inverts, and it grows large — not a reef fish. Otherwise hardy and long-lived.