Scientific Name
Halidesmus scapularis
Common Name
Snakelet
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 1;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 58-63;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 48 - 52;
Vertebrae: 66 - 69. Light to dark brown with color, sometimes with dusky crossbars (Ref. 4395). Middle lateral line joining with the dorsal lateral line just above the pectoral fin base; midline of parietal canal with a single pore; dark spot above pectoral fin (Ref. 531). Pelvic fin rarely absent; dorsal and anal fin membranes united only basally to caudal fin (Ref. 49841).