Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Eyes deep blue; the brown of live specimens fades quickly, leaving orange lines along the scale rows; sometimes with narrow dark crossbars (Ref. 3198).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sparidae

Genus: Gymnocrotaphus

Species: Gymnocrotaphus curvidens Günther, 1859

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs mostly in shallow rocky areas, but also found down to 80 m. Flesh excellent.

Habitat

demersal