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 nitidus (Smith, 1961)

Climate Zone

Location

• Indo-Pacific: Mozambique; probably Seychelles (Ref. 1623). Reported from Taiwan (Ref. 12711) and the South China Sea (Ref. 41539).

Biology

The three known specimens taken from about 15 m (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless