Manefish, Caristius digitus (Stevenson & Kenaley 2013)

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Bray, D.J. 2025, Caristius digitus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 03 Jul 2026, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/415

Manefish, Caristius digitus (Stevenson & Kenaley 2013)

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Distribution	Off Wollongong, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs off South Africa.
Features	Dorsal fin 34; Anal fin 21; Gill rakers 6-8 + 16-18 = 22-26; Vertebrae 18+20=38. Multiple fingerlike papillae present along dorsal margin of hyoid arch and at articulation of interhyal and posterior ceratohyal; elongated pharyngobranchial teeth; vomerine teeth 0-1; palatine teeth 2-3.
Size	Vertebrae 18 + 20 5 38; dorsal-fin rays 34; anal-fin rays 21; pectoral-fin rays 18; gill rakers 6–8 (8) + 16–18 (18) 5 22–26 (26).
Etymology	The specific name is from the Latin digitus (= finger), in reference to the fingerlike papillae on the dorsal surface of the hyoid arch.
Species Citation	Caristius digitus Stevenson & Kenaley 2013, Copeia 2013(3): 426, figs 6A, 7, 8. Type locality: Southwest Pacific, north-east of Wollongong, New South Wales, 34°20'S, 151°56'E.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2025
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Manefish, Caristius digitus (Stevenson & Kenaley 2013)

References

Stevenson, D.E. & Kenaley, C.P. 2013. Revision of the manefish genera Caristius and Platyberyx (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Caristiidae), with descriptions of five new species. Copeia 2013(3): 415–434