Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. Usually with 23-24 total gill rakers on the first arch, no white spot behind the second dorsal fin, dark vertical bars present on body reaching to or past the lateral line, dark stripes present on head and upper body, and caudal peduncle length 20-25% SL.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Ostorhinchus

Species: Ostorhinchus oxina (Fraser, 1999)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal