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Etymology: Caracanthus: Greek, kara = face + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gray.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin récifal; profondeur 3 - 15 m (Ref. 30874). Tropical; 35°N - 30°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: East Indies to the Line, Marquesan, and Austral Islands, north to southern Japan.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 7 - 8; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 12-13; Épines anales 2; Rayons mous anaux: 11 - 12. Coloration is tan to light gray covered with numerous small reddish-brown spots and has a notched dorsal fin.

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits shallow reef crests, usually exposed to moderate surge (Ref. 48635). Common among the branches of pocilloporid corals (e.g. Pocillopora eydouxi, Stylophora mordax) and some species of Acropora.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

Utilisations par l'homme

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Caracanthus maculatus (Gray, 1831)