Description

Anal soft rays: 29 - 33. Dactyloscopus heraldi differs from Dactyloscopus byersi in a number of features: no scalation above the curved portion of the lateral line (vs. one row); A 29-33, modally 32 (vs. 31-35, modally 34); upper lip fimbriae 11-14, modally 12 (vs. 13-18, modally 15); preopercular sensory pores increases in number with size, but more present in D. byersi of comparable sizes; chevron markings weak or absent (vs. prominent on the side posteriad) and presence of dark bars on the dorsum (vs. absent) (Ref. 82814).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Dactyloscopidae

Genus: Dactyloscopus

Species: Dactyloscopus heraldi Dawson, 1975

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless