Jaydia smithi

Size range: 4 -10 cm

Maximum size: 15 cm

Depth range: 20 - 50 cm

Habitat:

• Hard - rocky
• Soft - sand , silt, mud

Water column position:

• Supra-benthic

Schooling characteristics:

• Small groups
• Large schools

Colors & patterns:

• Body tan to light brown shading to off-white belly
• Five to six wide dark fainted vertical bars (These bars are almost absent in specimens larger then 10 cm TL)
• Upper part of first dorsal black
• Series of dark dots forming horizontal line on the first third of the second dorsal fin
• Edges of second dorsal and caudal fins black.
• Two dorsal fins

Behavior:

• Cryptic - Hides in rocky habitat during the day while at night preys in open water close to the substrate
• Transient - not related to specific sites
• Activity: Nocturnal
• Mouth brooder, the males incubate the eggs.

5. Feeding characteristic - Feeds on invertebrates

Exotic: Indo - Pacific