Pygmy coral croucher (Caracanthus unipinna)

Scientific name: Caracanthus unipinna Gray, 1831

Pygmy coral croucher (Caracanthus unipinna)

The Pygmy coral croucher (Caracanthus unipinna) is a marine fish of the family Caracanthidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Uniformly dark species that has smaller, but longer tubercles than C. maculatus and lacks a notch in the dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Caracanthus unipinna
Family
Caracanthidae (Orbicular velvetfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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