Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Caracanthus Higher classification Caracanthidae Order Scorpaeniformes | Family Caracanthidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Similar Velvetfish, Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenodes, Sebastapistes, Parascorpaena | ||
Gumdrop coral crouchers caracanthus maculatus get fed
Caracanthus, the coral crouchers, or orbicular velvetfishes, are a genus of scorpaeniform fishes. They live in coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. This genus is the only member of the family Caracanthidae.
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Like their close relatives the velvetfishes, they have compressed bodies and a velvety skin. They have small pectoral fins, which they use to wedge themselves into crevices in the coral, and greatly reduced pelvic fins.
Gumdrop coral croucher caracanthus maculatus reborn aquarium
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
References
Caracanthus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA