Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34 - 38; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 19 - 20. Males grayish with reddish head, large individuals usually dark gray to black; females pinkish to bright yellow or greenish with short reddish bars below posterior dorsal fin, large individuals sometimes dark gray to black with red belly (Ref. 2334).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pseudochromidae

Genus: Ogilbyina

Species: Ogilbyina novaehollandiae (Steindachner, 1879)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs inshore near reefs (Ref. 7300). Found in or near holes (Ref. 9710). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35413).

Habitat

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