Caracanthus typicus

Caracanthus typicus, the Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish, is a species of orbicular velvetfish endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scorpaeniformes
Family:
Caracanthidae
Genus:
Caracanthus

Krøyer, 1845
Species
  • C. typicus Krøyer, 1845

Description

The Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish has a gray body covered with small red spots. It lives inside the branches of the cauliflower coral, and has skin covered with papillae that produce a velvety texture. The closely related Caracanthus maculatus tends to have smaller and more numerous spots that are dark red to dark brown. The Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish can reach a length of 1.6 inches (4 cm).[1][2]

References
  1. "caracanthus typicus". www.hawaiisfishes.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  2. Randall (2007). Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. ISBN 1-929054-03-3


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