Scientific Name
Hapalogenys kishinouyei
Common Name
Lined javelinfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8 - 9. Body with 4 - 5 longitudinal dark stripes, sometimes with 1 vertical dark band on caudal peduncle. Apparent procumbent spinelike process. No scales on maxilla. Ten chin pores, often slitlike pores posteriorly. Poorly developed papillae and barbels on the fleshy lower lip. No dark margin on dorsal, caudal and anal fins (Ref. 36944).