Scientific Name
Crossosalarias macrospilus
Common Name
Tripplespot blenny
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 16-18;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 18 - 20. Dorsal fin spines elongate, extending beyond membrane. Terminal anal ray connected by membrane to caudal peduncle. Gill opening narrow and restricted, slightly below the level of the ventralmost pectoral ray. Some preopercular and mandibular pores with cirri. A black, fleshy flap at the base of the 1st dorsal spine. A black blotch is present ventrally on each side of the head.