Monacanthidae

Shy filefish

Cantherhines verecundus

Fish Reaching Twelve Point Five Centimeters in the Hawaiian Islands

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Small
• Tropical fish

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).