Scientific Name
Apopterygion oculus
Common Name
Ocellate triplefin
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 16 - 19;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-13;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 20 - 26. 19-25 pored scales in the anterior lateral line series, 16-20 notched scales in the posterior series, the second dorsal fin with an ocellate black blotch distally on 4th-6th membranes, the anal fin with about 11 dark streaks, the pelvic fin basally black, rays distally yellowish, with brown spots, and the dorsal fin spines densely covered with small spinules.