Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. Second dorsal fin lacking spine.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Atheriniformes

Family: Telmatherinidae

Genus: Kalyptatherina

Species: Kalyptatherina helodes (Ivantsoff & Allen, 1984)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabit mangrove swamps close inshore. Nothing is known of its biology. This species is too small to be of any commercial value but may be taken as food by young of commercial fish species (Ref. 9836).

Habitat

brackish