Description

Dorsal spines (total): 21 - 22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 39 - 42; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 38 - 43.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Microdesmidae

Genus: Gunnellichthys

Species: Gunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1958

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits coastal sand slopes, subject to strong currents (Ref. 48637). Found over open sandy areas, sometimes with sparse plant growth. Solitary. Feeds on small benthic and pelagic crustaceans (Ref. 1602).

Habitat

associated