Scientific Name
Caracanthus maculatus

Common Name
Spotted coral croucher

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Coloration is tan to light gray covered with numerous small reddish-brown spots and has a notched dorsal fin.

Classification

Classified By

Gray, 1831

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Orbicular velvetfishes (Caracanthidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

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

Range

35°N - 30°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

15 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 15 m (Ref. 30874)

Trophic Level

3.2 s.e. 0.53 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

5.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated