Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: reddish orange iris; usually D VIII with the eighth spine tiny; 2 series of dark spots (suffused with orange in life) on upper part of body of which anterior spots of upper series with paler centre; posterior preopercular edge has 5-14 small serrations and membranous, crenulated ventral edge (Ref. 103389).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Jaydia

Species: Jaydia erythrophthalma Gon, Liao & Shao, 2015

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless