Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20. Interorbital space narrow and concave, its width about 1/2 of eye diameter, and covered with bony plates (Ref. 559).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Genus: Gymnocanthus

Species: Gymnocanthus galeatus Bean, 1881

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Deep records for this species is anomalous and must be regarded as questionable (Ref. 6793).

Habitat

demersal