Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 40 - 43. Pinkish red with irregularly scattered black spots on back and two rows of violet red spots on lateral side. Dorsal fin with yellowish spots in males and reddish spots in females. Anal fin with a median yellowish stripe in males only (Ref. 31559). Second dorsal ray of males prolonged into a filament; pyloric caeca absent (Ref. 31559).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Aulopidae

Genus: Hime

Species: Hime formosana (Lee & Chao, 1994)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless