Carp Prettyfin
Fraudella carassiops
- Usual depth18 m
- Water temperature23–26 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
The carp prettyfin is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Plesiopidae, the longfins or roundheads. It is endemic to Australia where it occurs over soft substrates. It is the only species in its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Carp prettyfin”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Carp Prettyfin, Red Pygmy-devil
Similar species
Olive RockfishAcanthoclinus fuscus
Blue AssessorAssessor macneilli
Crimsontip longfinPlesiops coeruleolineatus
New Zealand RockfishAcanthoclinus littoreus
Stout RockfishAcanthoclinus marilynae
Gold Assessor BassletAssessor flavissimus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 34 open-data records from 1910 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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