Scientific Name
Meganthias carpenteri
Common Name
Yellowtop Jewelfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 17-18;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8;
Vertebrae: 26. Differs from all other congeners by its lips mostly covered with very small scales, upper lip lacking rugosities, lower lip with rugosities along dorsal part; and maxilla almost squared off poteriorly where dorsal and posterior boarders of maxilla forming a right angle (Ref. 78426).