Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 69 - 74; Anal soft rays: 54 - 62. This species has the following characters: Dorsal fin rays 69-76, anal fin rays 54-62; outer pseudoclasper with a long spine-like supporter; inner pseudoclasper very short, anteriorly inclined; opercular spine with a single, sharp tip; cheeks naked; body not pigmented; upper preopercular pore absent; caudal fin rays 11-12 (Ref. 57883).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ophidiiformes

Family: Dinematichthyidae

Genus: Ogilbia

Species: Ogilbia galapagosensis (Poll & LeLeup, 1965)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Inhabits rocky crevices; cave species (Ref. 27297).

Habitat

brackish