Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10. Dorsal fins widely separated.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Haemulidae

Genus: Emmelichthyops

Species: Emmelichthyops atlanticus Schultz, 1945

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in oceanic waters (Ref. 9626), sometimes over coral heads (Ref. 9710). Swims in schools to depths of 64 m (Ref. 26938). Feeds on zooplankton and small fishes.

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless