Pataecidae

Red Indian fish

Pataecus fronto

Pataecid Fish beneath Indo Pacific

• Red
• Tropical
• Continental endemic
• Local endemic species
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The Red Indian fish (Pataecus fronto), also known as the red forehead fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an Australian prowfish belonging to the subfamily Pataecinae. It is endemic to the coastal waters of western and southern Australia where it occurs at depths of from 5 to 80 metres (16 to 262 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.