Scientific Name
Barbulifer enigmaticus
Common Name
Goateed goby
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12-13;
Anal
soft rays: 10 - 11;
Vertebrae: 27. No scale anywhere on body; no basicaudal scales. A single short barbel on each side of head between the eye and upper jaw, directly below anterior nostril. A single median pair of short barbels on chin. No median barbel on snout. Cephalic head pores B'FH' + M'O' in small individuals, B'FH' + M'NO' in adults. D1 VII, D2 13(12-13), A 11(10-11), P 19(18-20).