Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 25; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 23; Vertebrae: 43.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Notothenioidei

Family: Bovichtidae

Genus: Halaphritis

Species: Halaphritis platycephala Last, Balushkin & Hutchins, 2002

Climate Zone

Biology

Lives deep inside caves or under ledges in semi-exposed habitats in the near shore where light levels are low. Adapted to creeping around the bottom in cramped confines. In captivity, it crawls over the substrate rather than swim. Feeds on shrimps and other small crustaceans in captivity (Ref. 43123).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless