Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 9. Lateral line distinct, first dorsal fin distinctly colored (Ref. 9002). Body brown above, closely speckled with darker spots of varying sizes, whitish below. First dorsal fin with a black spot on third spine. Filamentous spines with numerous grey annuli. Second dorsal fin, caudal fin, pectoral and pelvic fins with darker spots. Anal fin with a broad dusky margin. Occipital region without bony ridges or protuberances, but with numerous small granular rugosities. Males with a black spot on third spine of first dorsal fin (Ref 42832).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae

Genus: Callionymus

Species: Callionymus limiceps Ogilby, 1908

Climate Zone

Biology

Found on coastal and sandy estuaries along seagrass and reef margins, usually in small aggregations (Ref. 9002).

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless