Scientific Name
Genyagnus monopterygius
Common Name
Spotted stargazer
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 4;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 16-20;
Anal
soft rays: 15 - 19. Head and anterior body depressed. Body scales minute, randomly arranged. Pectoral fins with "squarish" appearance, dorsoposterior margin straight, middle ray longest. A mental barbel present on chin. Respiratory valve inside lower jaw with a dermal appendage expanded vertically in young, without appendage in adults. Both lips with labial fimbriae. Lower portion of body without dermal folds originating from anal fin rays (Ref 42788).