Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 66 - 76; Anal soft rays: 50 - 57; Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Diagnosis: The species is characterized by the following: Vertebrae 11-13 + 27-29 = 39-41, dorsal fin rays 66-76, anal fin rays 50-57; outer and inner pseudoclaspers simple, triangular flaps, outer about 2 times size of inner pseudoclasper; penis tapering; opercular spine with single, sharp tip; scale patch on cheeks with 4-6 vertical scale rows; otolith length: height ratio 2.1-2.3, sulcus not inclined; ventral fin reaching about 2/3 from ventral fin base to anal fin base (15.3-23.9, x = 20.3 % SL); body slender (13.2-17.4, x = 15.4 % SL) (Ref. 57883).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ophidiiformes

Family: Dinematichthyidae

Genus: Ogilbia

Species: Ogilbia cayorum Evermann & Kendall, 1898

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

The species prefers shallow algae habitats at depths from 0 to 8 m, except for a single record off North Carolina (USNM 223537) caught at a depth of 31-33 m. A 44 mm SL female specimen (ANSP 148378) contained 2 embryos (12 mm TL) and 15 eggs (diameter 0.3 mm). A 37 mm SL female (ANSP 148378) contains 3 embryos of 8 mm TL, 1 embryo of 4 mm SL, and 10 eggs, 0.5 mm in diameter. The embryos have black eyes, but no pigmentation on head and body, probably due to bleaching (Ref. 57883). A cryptic species, locally abundant (Ref. 34024).

Habitat

associated