Enchelyurus flavipes Peters 1868

Dark brown to blackish with anal, caudal and posterior half of dorsal fins yellow. female urogenital region conspicuously pigmented, much darker than surrounding area. Dorsal rays usually VII,25-26; pectoral rays usually 16; pelvic spine hidden; segmented caudal rays 14, all unbranched; lateral-line tubes 4-8; teeth incisiform, fewer than 50 in each jaw with large canine on side of both upper and lower jaw; head cirri absent; dorsal and anal fin bound to caudal fin by membrane, body depth about 4.1-4.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 27; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 18 - 23

Adults inhabit shallow coral reefs, probably (Ref. 90102). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).