Pseudogramma polyacantha (Bleeker 1856)

Brownish with dusky reticulations (Ref. 6635). No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. Two large pores in interorbital space, one on each side close to the edge of the orbit. Tubular anterior nostril near the edge of the snout at the base of the upper lip, the tube is not long; when laid back reaching almost half way to posterior nostril. Second lateral line not fully developed. Longitudinal scale series 46-50(Ref. 27020).

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 22; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 15 - 18; Vertebrae: 25 - 27

Found inshore (Ref. 75154).

Secretive (Ref. 48635); lives among corals of shallow reef flats and lagoons (Ref. 1602). Also found under dead coral pieces but quickly sneaks away when looking underneath (Ref. 48635). Solitary (Ref 90102).