---
title: "Planehead Filefish"
description: "Stephanolepis hispida — Peixes. Stephanolepis hispidus, the planehead filefish, is a species of bony fish in the family Monacanthidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/planehead-filefish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Planehead Filefish

> Stephanolepis hispida — Peixes. Stephanolepis hispidus, the planehead filefish, is a species of bony fish in the family Monacanthidae.

- Scientific name: *Stephanolepis hispida*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1941
- Wikidata: [Q107054337](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107054337)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132526](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132526)

## Names

- en: Planehead Filefish
- es: Lija áspera
- fr: Bourse brune

## Countries with the most observations

US (925), ES (529), BR (33), CV (20), SN (15), GM (14), PT (12), MX (9), BM (8), CA (5), BZ (3)

## Summary

Stephanolepis hispidus, the planehead filefish, is a species of bony fish in the family Monacanthidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanolepis_hispidus

## Photo

![Planehead Filefish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/planehead-filefish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350919521

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/planehead-filefish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).