Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 41 - 46; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 33 - 39. Second dorsal spine imbedded in the flesh and visible only in X-ray or cleared and stained material. Preopercular pores 7; median posterior interorbital pore absent. Shoulder with a dark, ocellated spot. Fused fill membranes and isthmus.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pseudochromidae

Genus: Haliophis

Species: Haliophis guttatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in shallow reefs, in areas with rock and rubble (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

associated