[2][3][4] The species was originally described by Albert Günther in 1861.

[3] A. dovii is a red fish with large black spot at the base of the tail fin.

It has eyes of which the diameter is more than one-third of the length of the head.

[2] Despite differences in range does the A. dovii looks very similar to the Apogon imberbis, to the extent that Albert Günther suggested considering them the same when he originally described the species.

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