Tetrarogidae

Pale fortescue

Centropogon latifrons

Tetrarogid Fish of the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Pale fortescue is known around Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 12.5 cm.