Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Saccopharyngiformes
Cypriniformes
Orectolobiformes
Perciformes/Notothenioidei
Rajiformes
Eupercaria/misc
Cichliformes
Atheriniformes
Holocentriformes
Scombriformes
Anabantiformes
Salmoniformes
Perciformes/Bembropoidei
Cyprinodontiformes
Myctophiformes
Heterodontiformes
Gonorynchiformes
Trachichthyiformes
Gobiesociformes
Aulopiformes
Rhinopristiformes
Acanthuriformes
Perciformes/Serranoidei
Anguilliformes
Lophiiformes
Perciformes/Cottoidei
Gymnotiformes
Mugiliformes
Dactylopteriformes
Gadiformes

Amsichthys knighti (Allen, 1987)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 24; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pseudochromidae

Genus: Amsichthys

Species: Amsichthys knighti (Allen, 1987)

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

Western Pacific: Philippines (Ref. 48613) to northern Australia (including Western Australia) and Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands (Ref. 90102).

Biology

Found in coastal reef slopes amongst algae boulder habitat to about 20 m depth (Ref. 48635); also inhabits inshore reefs (Ref. 7300). Cryptic and seen with the use of collecting chemicals (Ref 90102).

Habitat

associated