Main identification features
- dorsal fin - high front, xvii-xviii
- 7 bars, extend onto dorsal fin ocellus between 1st 2
- no canines
- anal fin 16-17
Body elongate; head robust; mouth large, reaches under center of eye; teeth at sides and on center front of roof of mouth small, equal in size in both areas; no enlarged canine behind patch of small teeth on each side of upper and lower jaw; gill rakers 3 upper + 6 lower; cirri present on nostrils, above eye, and on nape, length of the latter 2 groups equal to the width of gill cover; dorsal rays XVII-XVIII, 10 to 12; first dorsal spine long (>1.5 times opercle length), size then decreases to 3rd and 4th spines then increase again, front rays 1.5 X length of 1st spine; anal rays II, 16-17; pectoral rays 14-15; lateral-line scales 60-64; head and nape scaleless; dorsal fin with only small patches of scales in front of rays after the 4th spine; anal scaleless; tail fin with scales on inner 1/8th , pectoral fin with scales on inner 1/6th;;
Overall brownish; head mottled; with 4 bars on body, 3 under spiny dorsal, 1 under 8th soft ray; 5 less distinct bars before, between and behind these; all bars extend across dorsal fin; an ocellus between the front 2 bars; anal fin with 7 alternating light and dark bars not linked to body bars; tail fin with a light tear-drop shaped spot on the center of its base, rest of fin is dark, with light spots along rear margin; pectorals with a dark bar at base, stronger below.
Size: reaches at least 9 cm.
Lives occurs on shallow, weed-covered rocky reefs.
Depth: 0-4 m.
Central to southern Baja, on the Pacific coast.
Attributes
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap).
Depth Range Max: 4 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=28; Southern limit=24; Western limit=-115; Eastern limit=-111; Latitudinal range=4; Longitudinal range=4.
Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Demersal.
Global Endemism: East Pacific endemic; TEP non-endemic; All species.
Habitat: Rocks; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 9 cm.
Regional Endemism: California province, primarily; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Continent only; Continent; Temperate Eastern Pacific, primarily; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;
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