Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg 1939)

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9

Inhabits shallow rock or coral bottoms (Ref. 13628); also limestone canyons covered with algal mats (Ref. 5521). Found hiding in recesses at the bases of coral heads as well as burrows of the chiton Choneplax lata (Ref. 46821).