Genus: Xenichthys, Salemas
elongate
large eye
large eye
D: deeply notched, 2nd part longer base
A 17-18
XENICHTHYS
SALEMAS
Elongate, compressed; head conical, compressed; eyes large; chin with 2 pairs of pores, rear pores larger, well separated, not in a hole; mouth short, oblique, lower jaw projecting; teeth minute, in bands on jaws, on roof of mouth; dorsal fin - spiny and soft parts almost separate, XII spines, 17-18 rays, soft fin with longer base than spiny fin; tail shallowly forked; anal - III small spines, 17-18 rays, soft part similar in size and form to soft dorsal.
A tropical and subtropical eastern Pacific endemic genus with 3 species found in our region.
