''Caprodon'' is a small

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belonging to the subfamily Anthiinae. It contains three species.

Taxonomy

''Caprodon'' was first established by

Coenraad Jacob Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch people, Dutch Aristocracy (class), aristocrat, Zoology, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dut ...

and

Hermann Schlegel Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist. Early life and education Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulate ...

in 1843 based on the

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'' Anthias schlegelii''. It is classified under the subfamily Anthiadinae of the

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Description

The genus ''Caprodon'' can be distinguished from '' Odontanthias'' and other Anthiinae with teeth on the tongue, by the asymmetrical

pectoral fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as ...

s, the truncate

caudal fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as ...

, the presence of a scaly dorsal sheath, and by the many-rayed soft

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Species

FishBase recognizes five species of ''Caprodon'': *'' 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)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2233529 Anthiinae Marine fish genera Perciformes genera Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck