Common filefish
- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Actinopterygii
- order: Tetraodontiformes
- family: Monacanthidae
- genus: Stephanolepis
- species: Stephanolepis hispidus
- Falmouth
Saint Paul
Antigua And Barbuda- Arraial do Cabo
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil- CW
- Protaras
Ammochostos
Cyprus- Dhahab
South Sinai
Egypt- Sandy Bay
Bay Islands
Honduras- Kampung Tekek
Pahang
Malaysia- San Miguel de Cozumel
Quintana Roo
Mexico- Colón
Colón
Panama- Puerto Real
Cabo Rojo
Puerto Rico- Mazo
Canary Islands
Spain- Dauphin Island
- Orange Beach
Alabama- Saint Simon Mills
Georgia- Falmouth
Massachusetts- Great River
New York- Atlantic Beach
- Beaufort
- Emerald Isle
- Masonboro
- Swansboro
North Carolina- Jamestown
Rhode Island- Wildwood
Tennessee
United States- Cruz Bay
Saint John Island
Virgin Islands, U.S.