Scientific Name
Gnatholepis cauerensis hawaiiensis
Common Name
Shoulderspot goby
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 11. In life, dark longitudinal lines on body may be red, orangish brown, or dark brown; a large blue area around and below large dark blotches of lateral series (blues less apparent on posterior blotches); numerous small blue spots around and above lateral series of dark blotches, also on operculum, cheek and middle of pectoral-fin base; a vertically elongate bright yellow spot in black humeral blotch; dark bar under eye may be black or dark brownish red; lines on caudal fin varying from red to dark brown. Body when preserved whitish to pale yellowish brown with 3 longitudinal rows of dusky blotches, the lower series of 6 blotches, at level of pectoral fin, the most prominent; brown longitudinal lines following center of scale rows on body (lines may be partially broken or may contain darker brown dots, generally one per scale); a dark brown to black blotch above pectoral-fin base, u