Cantharidines paradilis is closely related to C. sandwichensis of Hawaii and C. pullus of the Atlantic, and is a wary fish like others of the same genus.
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size
Max. 21 cm
color
Varying from dark brown or mottled dark brown to light grey with numerous brownish orange spots. Faint narrow stripes on head. A small white spot just behind rear base of soft dorsal fin.
Typically found alone in the outer reefs, seagrass beds, and seaweed beds to depths of around 20 meters. Its diet consists of benthic organisms.
distinctive characters
This species is typically seen alone in outer reef, seagrass, and seaweed beds at depths of around 20 meters. It feeds on benthic organisms, which are animals that live on or near the bottom of the ocean.