Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Jaydia

Species: Jaydia photogaster (Gon & Allen, 1998)

Climate Zone

Biology

Solitary or in small groups. Found in lagoon patch reefs in 18-52 m (Ref 90102).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless