Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Chlorophthalmidae

Genus: Chlorophthalmus

Species: Chlorophthalmus nigromarginatus Kamohara, 1953

Climate Zone

Location

• Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Also from southern Japan to the East China Sea (Ref. 559).

Biology

Found on the continental shelf and slope.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless