Species: Malacoctenus gilli, Dusky blenny

Malacoctenus gilli (Steindachner, 1867)

Dusky blenny

Head slender, snout pointed, slightly flattened; 1 simple cirrus over nostril, a long, forked cirrus over eye, a pair of long, 3-7 branched cirri on each side of nape; upper part of rear end of top jaw covered by bone under eye; no small teeth 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 XX, 9-11; pectoral rays usually 14; pelvic fins with I (internal), 3, last usually not more than 1/2 length of longest ray, inserted before pectoral base; all fin rays unbranched; 42-47 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.