Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 24. Adults have two separate dorsal fins, and a brown translucent body with a series of black spots along the lateral line (Ref. 33616). Greatest depth of body 2.1-2.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Ostorhinchus

Species: Ostorhinchus rueppellii (Günther, 1859)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabit inshore reefs and estuaries (Ref. 9710). Occur in groups in weedy areas (Ref. 9710). Nocturnal species (Ref. 7300).

Habitat

brackish