Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 7. Ground coloration dark brown or grey, ventral parts of body yellowish. Sides of body with a row of dark blotches. First dorsal fin light, anterior margin dusky, with 3 to 5 oblique white dark-edged stripes consisting of spots and lines. Second dorsal fin, caudal fin, pectoral and pelvic fins with darkish spots. Anal fin colourless. Base of first dorsal fin 0.8 to 0.9 times in head length (Ref 42832).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Callionymus

Species: Callionymus grossi Ogilby, 1910

Climate Zone

Biology

Inhabits trawling grounds, generally on sand bottoms.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless