Scientific Name
Synagrops philippinensis
Common Name
Sharptooth seabass
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 7;
Vertebrae: 25. Resembles S. japonicus and S. analis but distinguished by the following characters: pelvic spine with distinct serration on the anterior edge; 2 spines and 7 soft rays in anal fin; 16 rays in pectoral fin; and small body size (less than 10 cm). Body blackish -brown dorsally, paler ventrally.