Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24. Generally smooth to crenulate preopercle edge, one predorsal scale, 13 well-developed gill rakers on first arch, fourth dorsal spine the longest, and a single dark spot, perhaps appearing as an ocellus in life, on the body just behind the opercle flap. Remarks: caudal fin slightly rounded.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Jaydia

Species: Jaydia quartus (Fraser, 2000)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless