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- English Name : Wirenet filefish
- Local Name : Dhaagandu fathirondu
- Size : Max. 21 cm
- Family : MONACANTHIDAE
- Order : Tetraodontiformes
- Distinctive Characters: Dorsal fin with 2 detached spines and 32-36 rays. Anal fin with 29-32 rays. Pectoral fin with 12-14 rays. Snout short. Dorsal profile of head slightly concave. First dorsal spine not long. No spines posteriorly on body, but males with a dense patch of setae on side of caudal peduncle.
- Colour: 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.
- Habitat and Biology: Usually seen solitary in outer reef, seagrass and seaweed beds to depths of about 20 m. Feeds on benthic organisms.
- Distribution: Indo-Pacific.
- Remarks: Cantherhines paradilis is closely related to C. sandwichensis of Hawaii, and C. pullus of the
Atlantic. A wary fish, like others of the same genus.