Scientific Name
Lipogramma evides
Common Name
Banded basslet
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7 - 8;
Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by having D XII, 9; A III, 7-8 (the last composite); pectoral, 15-16; pelvic I, 5 (the outer 2 segmented rays elongate, extending well beyond the anus); principal caudal rays 17; vertebrae 25 (10 + 15); total gill rakers 20-21; branchiostegals 6 (4 + 2); no lateral line canal on body; maxilla naked; head and body crossed vertically by 3 violet-brown bands (Ref. 13761).