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Related FAQs: Orbicular Velvetfishes,
Related Articles: Lionfish
& Their Relatives, the
subfamily Choridactylinae (Inimicinae), Family
Platycephalidae, the Crocodilefishes or Flatheads, Subfamily
Synanceinae, the Stonefishes,
Subfamily
Tetraroginae, Sailback Scorpionfishes or Wasp Fishes, Family
Triglidae, the Searobins or Gurnards, Hemitripterids,
/A Diversity of
Aquatic Life
Orbicular Velvetfishes, Family
Caracanthidae |
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By Bob Fenner |
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| Caracanthus maculatus (Gray 1831), Spotted Coral
Croucher. To two inches in length. Indo-Pacific; Indonesia to Polynesia.
Lives amongst Pocilloporid and Acroporid coral branches. Aquarium photo. |
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| Caracanthus typicus Kroyer 1845, Hawaiian Orbicular
Velvetfish. To 1.7 inches total length. Lives in the protection of live
coral, particularly Pocillopora eydouxi. Big Island pic. |
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