Caprodon
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Caprodon is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It contains three species.[2]
| Caprodon | |
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| Sunrise perch (Caprodon schlegelii) | |
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| Pink maomao (Caprodon longimanus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Caprodon Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Anthias schlegelii Günther, 1859 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy
Caprodon was first established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1843 based on the type species Anthias schlegelii.[1][3]
Description
The genus Caprodon can be distinguished from Odontanthias and other anthias with teeth on the tongue, by the asymmetrical pectoral fins, the truncate caudal fin, the presence of a scaly dorsal sheath, and by the many-rayed soft dorsal fin.[4]
Species
FishBase recognizes five species of Caprodon:[5]
- Caprodon affinis Tanaka, 1924
- Caprodon krasyukovae Kharin, 1983 (Krasyukova's perch)
- Caprodon longimanus (Günther, 1859) (Pink maomao)
- Caprodon schlegelii (Günther, 1859) (Sunrise perch)
- Caprodon unicolor Katayama, 1975 (Elegant anthias)
