Description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Opistognathidae

Genus: Opistognathus

Species: Opistognathus latitabundus (Whitley, 1937)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in coastal waters, usually on rubble or soft bottoms.

Habitat

demersal