Description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8. Luminous organs on the thorax and abdomen.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae

Genus: Jaydia

Species: Jaydia smithi Kotthaus, 1970

Climate Zone

Biology

Found over silty bottom (Ref. 37816).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless