Species: Cerdale prolata, Many-spined worm-goby

Cerdale prolata Dawson, 1974

Many-spined worm-goby

Body short, stubby, eel-like,  body height ~ 10% of SL; tail ~ equal to head and body; mouth strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting; lower lip not notched below front nostril; 2 rows of teeth on each jaw, conical outer row, chisel-like inner row; gill opening large, mildly tubular;  dorsal fin spines of equal height and spacing XIII, 38, origin over middle of pectoral fin; anal rays 0, 37; pectoral rays 15; dorsal and anal fins unconnected to tail fin; scales small, close-set to slightly overlapping on head and upper body; body completely scaled except for mouth and area before eyes; inner 2/3 of tail fin scaled; inner ½ of pectoral scaled on both sides; pelvic scaly; spines of dorsal with scales at bases.