Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 49 - 53; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 38 - 43; Vertebrae: 56 - 59. Gill membranes fused ventrally to isthmus. Shoulder with an ocellated, black, eye-sized spot. Lateral line short with 9.7 (6-14) pored scales.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Pseudochromidae

Genus: Blennodesmus

Species: Blennodesmus scapularis Günther, 1872

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Central Pacific: northern Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland.

Biology

Found in intertidal pools to 3 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans. Eggs with cruciform hooks on the surface.

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless