Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Scale modified as armor of bony scutes; pale yellow to whitish with conspicuous black outlines on scales forming a network pattern; a pale luminescent organ on the side of lower jaw.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Trachichthyiformes

Family: Monocentridae

Genus: Cleidopus

Species: Cleidopus gloriamaris De Vis, 1882

Climate Zone

Location

• Easten Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia.

Biology

Found in caves and under ledges of rocky, occasionally coral-reef habitats (Ref. 9710). Also in muddy substrates (Ref. 9563).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless