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Spotted croucher
Caracanthus madagascariensis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Spotted croucher
- Scientific
- Caracanthus madagascariensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A tiny, rounded, greyish fish with reddish spots, reaching about 5 cm, that lives between the branches of corals.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Caracanthus-madagascariensis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Caracanthus_madagascariensis_dans_un_Pocillopora.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.