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Caprodon krasyukovae Kharin & Dudarev, 1983
A 43cm long C. krasyukovae captured on hook and line at a depth of 300m off Lord Howe Island, June 2001 (AMS I.40958-001). View larger image.
The distinctive tail of C.krasyukovae with its long median rays. View larger image.
Caprodon krasyukovae is a rare fish that lacks a common name. This species has an unusual caudal fin. The margin is deeply notched above and below, and the rays in the middle of the fin are elongate.
The long posterior rays of the dorsal fin are useful in distinguishing C. krasyukovae from other species in the genus Caprodon.
The colouration of C. krasyukovae is quite stunning. It is bright pink with yellow markings above and silvery below. The head is pink with a yellow stripe running posteriorly from the yellow eye to the margin of the operculum.
The dorsal, anal and pelvic fins are also bright pink, as are the notched upper and lower areas of the caudal fin. The elongated rays of the caudal fin are yellow with a darker area on the base of the median rays.
C. krasyukovae was described from a 47 cm long fish trawled in 1978 at a depth of 55 m on the Lord Howe Rise.
Very few specimens of this fish are lodged in museum collections. A 380 mm SL fish was caught in February 2005 by T. Lewis at a depth of 25 m, off the central coast of New South Wales. The fish is now registered in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.43547-002).
G.Kelly, Manager of the Lord Howe Island Marine Park is acknowledged for obtaining the fish in the images and arranging for its transportation to the Australian Museum.
Related links
- Long-finned Perch fact sheet
- View the Rockcods, Basslets, Coral Cods, Coral Trouts and Grouper list
Further reading
- Francis, M.P. 1993. Checklist of the Coastal Fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, south-west Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science. 47 (2):136-170.
- Kharin, V. E. and V. A. Dudarev. 1983. A new species of the genus Caprodon Temminck et Schlegel, 1843 (Serranidae) and some notes on the species composition of the genus. Voprosy Ikhtiologii. 23(1): 22-26. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology]
