Purple eelgoby

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-38; Anal soft rays: 34-38; Vertebrae: 27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: low number of total dorsal-fin elements, 41?44 (mean = 43.3) and anal-fin elements, 34?38 (mean = 36.3); with a short body, head length (HL)/SL 0.169?0.182 (mean = 0.175), preanal length (Preanal)/SL 0.391?0.449 (mean = 0.421), and body depth (BD)/SL 0.062?0.098 (mean = 0.082); barbels on ventral surface of head in a 2-4-2 pattern (Ref. 120675).

Food Value

Unknown

Environments

Species found in Salt Water. Species considered (benthopelagic) living and feeding near the bottom as well as in midwaters or near the surface.

Distribution

Western Pacific. Australia.