Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. This species has the following characters: Dorsal fin VI + I,9; anal fin II,8; pectoral fin rays 13-14; lateral line scales 24 + 1-2; median predorsal scales 6-8; scales between lateral line and first dorsal-fin base 1.5; total gill rakers 3-4 + 11-13; developed gill rakers 1 + 6-9; ceratobranchial rakers 7-8 (usually 7) (Ref. 50837).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon campbelli Smith, 1949

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to at least Maputo, Mozambique. Full extent of distribution uncertain due to taxonomic confusion within the A. coccineus species group.

Biology

Smallest mature male 2.59 cm SL and female 2.47 cm SL (Ref. 50837).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless