Scientific Name
Eleutherochir opercularis
Common Name
Flap-gilled dragonet
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 4;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
soft rays: 9. Head and body brown or yellow, belly lighter. Back with small light spots and dark blotches. First dorsal fin black. Anal fin whitish. Pelvic fins dark and brown or black. Second dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins spotted with dark brown. Body without lateral fold of skin below lateral line. Interorbital distance more than eye diameter (Ref 42832).