Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 24; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Adults dark grey in color; juveniles yellow with black bars (very similar to young Diplodus cervinus hottentotus.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Centrarchiformes

Family: Oplegnathidae

Genus: Oplegnathus

Species: Oplegnathus robinsoni Regan, 1916

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occur in coastal rocky and coral reefs to a depth of 100 m; juveniles pelagic in currents (Ref. 4332). Benthic omnivores. May live longer than 10 years. Spawning occurs throughout the year (Ref. 57746). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9660).

Habitat

associated