Apogon campbelli Smith, 1949

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


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon campbelli Smith, 1949

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • 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