Scientific Name
Brachiopsilus ziebelli
Common Name
Ziebell?s Handfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
: 18 to 20;
Anal
spines: 910. Member of the genus Brachiopsilus with a combination of the following characters: esca
small, 19-32% of illicium length; illicium thick, fleshy, length 18-24% SL, 2.4-3.0 times in head length, 1.2-1.4 times in length of second dorsal-fin spine; apex of esca situated well posterior of hind margin of eye when illicium adpressed; esca slightly wider than illicial stem, covered with dense, short papillae; head bulbous; eye small ; mouth broad; lips very fleshy with vertical folds; body and fins entirely naked in adults ; 4 sensory pores
above eye; short first dorsal-fin base ; second dorsal-fin rays 16-18, length of fin base 63-70% SL; length of second dorsal-fin spine 0.8-1.2 times length of longest ray of second dorsal fin; 9?10 anal-fin rays, length of anal-fin base 34-38% SL; 9 pectoral-fin rays; short c