Scientific Name
Heteroclinus nasutus
Common Name
Large-nose weedfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 30 - 34;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 3-4;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 18 - 23. Pelvic fin rays thick, finger-like (Ref. 9002). Uniformly light brown to greenish; some pale mottling, usually a distinct dark stripe through eye, white on snout (Ref. 9002).