Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes
Subfamily: Caracanthinae
Genus: Caracanthus

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Caracanthus maculatus (Gray, 1831)

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Caracanthus maculatus
[Spotted coral croucher]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Caracanthus madagascariensis (Guichenot, 1869)

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Caracanthus madagascariensis
[Spotted croucher]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Caracanthus typicus Krøyer, 1845

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Caracanthus typicus
[Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Caracanthus unipinna (Gray, 1831)

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Caracanthus unipinna
[Pygmy coral croucher]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Caracanthus maculatus Spotted coral croucher Indo-Pacific 5 TL 1831
Caracanthus madagascariensis Spotted croucher Western Indian Ocean 5 TL 1869
Caracanthus typicus Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish Eastern Central Pacific 2.9 SL 1845
Caracanthus unipinna Pygmy coral croucher Indo-Pacific 5 TL 1831



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