Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Males golden above, with silvery mottlings and darker spots, and dark blue spots laterally; females mostly buff (Ref. 4405).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Diplogrammus

Species: Diplogrammus infulatus Smith, 1963

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.

Biology

Inhabits tide pools with seaweeds and shallow waters down to 20 m. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 397.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless