Scientific Name
Plectobranchus evides
Common Name
Bluebarred prickleback
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 55 - 57;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 34 - 35. Caudal rounded; lower 6 rays of pectorals elongated (Ref. 6885). Dusky olive brown dorsally, paler below; about 25 vertical light bars, narrower than intervening spaces, about 3 vague dark blotches spaced along side imposed on other pattern; dorsal fin with oblique dark bars, some intensified to make black blotches, especially toward posterior end; caudal, anal and pectoral fins with dark bars parallel to edge leaving a pale margin; sometimes a dark spot on inner dorsal margin of caudal fin; pelvic fins without markings (Ref. 6885).