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Hawaiian Filefish Fantail

Pervagor spilosoma

Description:

The Orange Fantail Filefish inhabits the coral reefs around the Hawaiin Islands. The Orange Fantail Filefish also goes by the names Hawaiian Filefish, Fantail Filefish, or Fantail Orange Filefish. This species is one of the smaller filefish species, about four inches. The Orange Fantail Filefish coloring is a brown and silver body with an orange, black and yellow tailfin. The Orange Fantail Filefish is a very flat shaped fish with a distinctive body shape along with the vibrant colors.

Habitat:

Bay

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1 Comment

SargonR
SargonR 9 years ago

Great picture. I saw so many of the at Electric Beach while I was living there, but never could get one to sit still and take a good picture like you did!

joanbstanley
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joanbstanley

Spotted on Oct 17, 2014
Submitted on Dec 7, 2014

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