Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Ostorhinchus

Species: Ostorhinchus properuptus (Whitley, 1964)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in clear coastal and outer reefs, juveniles in harbors, boulder rock and usually in small aggregations (Ref. 9002).

Habitat

associated