Genus of ray-finned fishes
Caprodon is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It contains three species.
Taxonomy.
"Caprodon" was first established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck and Hermann Schlegel in 1843 based on the type species "Anthias schlegelii".
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.
Species.
FishBase recognizes five species of "Caprodon":
References.
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