Description

Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Anal spines: 10 - 12; Anal soft rays: 3 - 5. Similar to A. hiatti but differs by having a lateral line in 3 parts, more lateral scale rows (35-36 versus 28-30), and no spines in the operculum.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Plesiopidae

Genus: Belonepterygion

Species: Belonepterygion fasciolatum (Ogilby, 1889)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Pacific: Japan south to Australia; east to New Caledonia.

Biology

Found in tidal pools around coral reefs and lagoons (Ref. 559). Benthic (Ref. 75154). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205). Solitary, secretive crevice dweller (Ref 90102).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless