Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
laut berasosiasi dengan karang; kisaran kedalaman 5 - 20 m (Ref. 559). Subtropical; 30°N - 26°S, 34°E - 60°E
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf south to Mozambique, Aldabra and Madagascar.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 559); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 33.13 g (Ref. 124708)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)): 8; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)): 8-9; Duri dubur 2; Sirip dubur lunak: 6 - 8. Eyes slightly larger than snout. Preopercular edge serrated, preopercular ridge smooth, weakly denticulate at angle. Brownish or silver grey. 3 darker vertical bands on each side, the first including a black ocellus with yellow or white ring, last band near the base of caudal fin.
Inhabits coastal reefs, in shallow silty areas, and in mangroves (Ref. 9710).
Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Tortonese, E., 1986. Apogonidae. p. 803-809. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. vol. 2. (Ref. 4738)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
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