Species: Malacoctenus erdmani, Imitator blenny

Malacoctenus erdmani Smith, 1957

Imitator blenny

Head slender, snout pointed; usually 2 cirri over nostril and over eye, a pair of heavily branched cirri on each side of nape; upper part of rear end of top jaw covered by bone under eye; small teeth present behind outer row of large teeth on upper jaws; no teeth on sides of roof of mouth; notch between spines and rays of dorsal fin, usually XIX, 10-12; pectoral rays usually 16; pelvic fins with I (internal), 3, last ray difficult to see, its length >1/4 length of longest ray, inserted before pectoral base; all fin rays unbranched; 40-69 lateral line scales; no scales on pectoral fin base; lateral line tubes or canals at least on front of body; smooth scales on rear of body.