Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Body shape similar to chielodipterid fishes, but differs in having 7 spines in the 1st dorsal fin (versus 6 in chielodipterids). Sharp canine teeth present on both jaws. A dark-brown longitudinal stripe runs under the lateral line of midbody but is indistinct at the caudal base.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Amioides

Species: Amioides polyacanthus (Vaillant, 1877)

Climate Zone

Location

• Indo-Pacific.

Biology

Inhabits reef slopes in 70-150 m (Ref. 90102).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless