Apogon imberbis

Size range: 5 - 10 cm

Maximum size: 12 cm

Habitat: :

• Hard - rocky, artificial
• Soft- muddy bottom

Water column position:

• Supra-benthic

Schooling characteristics:

• Solitary
• Small groups

Colors & patterns:

• Body and fins red or pink, back and upper surface of head dusky
• Two or three dark spots, sometimes joined, along base of caudal fin
• Eye very large, much greater than snout
• Two dorsal fins

Behavior:

• Cryptic - in caves during the day
• Activity: Nocturnal
• Approach: Shy, Indifferent
• Oral brooding by males

5. Feeding characteristic - zooplanktivore - small invertebrate and fishes

Native

EM notes: In the Levant usually solitary or in very small groups