Description

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

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogon

Species: Apogon dhofar Mee, 1995

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: known only from central and southern Oman.

Biology

Found on rocky bottom.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless