Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Eyes slightly larger than snout. Preopercular edge serrated, preopercular ridge smooth, weakly denticulate at angle. Brownish or silver grey. 3 darker vertical bands on each side, the first including a black ocellus with yellow or white ring, last band near the base of caudal fin.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Apogonichthyoides

Species: Apogonichthyoides taeniatus (Cuvier, 1828)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf south to Mozambique, Aldabra and Madagascar.

Biology

Inhabits coastal reefs, in shallow silty areas, and in mangroves (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless