Scientific Name
Esselenichthys laurae
Common Name
Twoline prickleback
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 38 - 43;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14-18;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 42 - 44;
Vertebrae: 60 - 62. Pelvic fins present, each of a minute spine; first dorsal spine associated with first pterygiophore; first anal pterygiophore noticeably more massive than second; ventrolateral lateral line not connected; meridioventral lateral line absent (Ref. 48788). Caudal fin rounded.