Description

Dactyloscopus fimbriatus is distinguished from Dactyloscopus elongatus by several features: including number of upper lip fimbriae 15-19, mean = 17.4 (vs. 13-17, mean = 15.0); number of segmented anal-fin rays 36-39, modally 37 (vs. 38-41, modally 39); number of preopercular canal pores mean = 14.8 (vs. 8.6); some body proportions; coloration with distinct markings (vs. weak to absent) (Ref. 82814).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Dactyloscopidae

Genus: Dactyloscopus

Species: Dactyloscopus fimbriatus (Reid, 1935)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless