Description

Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Dark brown in color with white or silvery blotch on body (above pectorals) and yellow or black markings (Ref. 5499).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei

Family: Tetrarogidae

Genus: Ablabys

Species: Ablabys binotatus (Peters, 1855)

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Indian Ocean: Zanzibar, Tanzania to the Xora River mouth, South Africa. Possibly occurring in Seychelles (Ref. 1623).

Biology

Inhabits shallow subtidal areas among weeds. Rocks back and forth (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless