Poreless Barbel Goby

Characterized by pale grey body color with dorsally brownish head; upper half of body with mottled brown markings forming irregular saddles with narrower ventral extensions; full united pelvic fins, frenum present; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 37-43; presence of barbels on snout, tip of chin, and ventrally below lower jaw; cycloid scales; cheek and opercle without scales; deeply embedded nape scales; absence of sensory pores on head; depth of body 5.2-7.8 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10

Cryptic inhabitant of sand-rubble bottom next to reefs in 3-20 m (Ref. 90102).