Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 31.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Microdesmidae

Genus: Oxymetopon

Species: Oxymetopon typus Bleeker, 1861

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits deep muddy slopes, subject to strong currents. Usually seen in small groups, often of mixed sizes (Ref. 48637).

Habitat

associated