Petroscirtes ancylodon

Size range: 5 -11.5 cm

Depth range: To depths of 20 meters

Habitat:

• Soft - sand , silt, mud
• Seagrass beds or bottoms with heavy algal growth
• Floating structures

Water column position:

• Benthic

Schooling characteristics:

• Solitary

Colors & patterns:

• Body color is yellow-brown with darker blotches; brown black blotches are present on the dorsal fin, while yellow brown blotches are on the anal fin
• The head is curved and the snout not pointed
• Continuous and long dorsal fin

Behavior:

• Reef-associated - related to sites it inhabits
• Indifferent
• Easily approached

Exotic: A lessepsian species