Main identification features
- snout - papillae and flaps
- stripe through eye, bar on cheek
- c: separate from dorsal and anal finspointed
- belly: row white papillae
Body cylindrical, a little depressed; head compressed; eye small, elliptical, lateral; round fleshy snout, projecting a little beyond mouth; front nostril a stiff tube over top lip, rear nostril circular, a slightly raised rim; head with prominent papillae and raised flaps, especially on snout and lower head, and tip of top lip; 1row small papillae along side of belly; operculum with 1 flat spine; lower edge of preopercle with curved forward pointing spine; tail compressed; tail fin elongate, 8-10 rays, not contiguous with dorsal and anal fins; male with bilobed fleshy pad and penis immediately behind anus; anal 46-50 (usually 48-49) rays; dorsal 65-70 (usually 67-68) rays; pectoral fin a narrow ovoid, with an elongate stalk, with 15-19 (usually 17) rays; pelvics a pair of slender threads, inserted under operculum; body scaly - 75-80 in lateral series; scales on head except snout, around eyes and under mouth.
Yellow-brown to pale brown; dorsal and anal fins with brown band along bases and yellow outer sections; sometimes a faint dark stripe through eye and another from eye angled down across operculum; rows of papillae on sides of belly white; sometimes an indistinct dark spot at tail base.
Size: 6 cm.
Habitat: rocky shores.
Depth: 1-25 m.
Endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 25 m.
Depth Range Min: 1 m.
Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=2; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-90; Latitudinal range=4; Longitudinal range=3.
Egg Type: Live birth; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 6 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s) only; Island (s); TEP endemic; TEP oceanic island (s) endemic; Galapagos Islands endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;
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