Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Labridae

Genus: Ophthalmolepis

Species: Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes, 1839)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in coastal bays to offshore reefs, often in loose aggregations (Ref. 9002).

Habitat

benthopelagic