Beast

Capito


Latin name: Capito
Other names: Capitaius, Capitato, Capitatus, Capitatus, Capitone
Category: Fish

A fish with a large head that lives in rivers

General Attributes

The capito is found in some medieval encyclopedias. It is a small fish with a large head, from which it gets its name: capito in Latin means "having a large head". It lives in rivers where it hides under rocks.

There is another fish with a similar name, the capitones. The capito (also called capitone) is a small river fish; the capitones is a large sea fish.