Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Opistognathidae

Genus: Opistognathus

Species: Opistognathus reticulatus (McKay, 1969)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in coastal waters, on rubble or soft bottoms. Reported to have bitten waders, but usually harmless.

Habitat

demersal