Spotted croucher

Caracanthus madagascariensis

Scorpionfish beneath Indo Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
South Asia
Deep-bodied
Small
Tropical fish

Caracanthus, the coral crouchers, or orbicular velvetfishes, are a genus of ray-finned fishes. They live in coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. This genus is the only member of the monotypic subfamily Caracanthinae, part of the family Scorpaenidae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Caracanthus
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago.

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