Scientific Name
Poroclinus rothrocki
Common Name
Whitebarred prickleback
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 57 - 67;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 40 - 44. Caudal long, narrow, bluntly pointed; pectorals broad and rounded (Ref. 6885). Light brown on dorsal surfaces, lighter ventrally; about 10 to 12 white vertical bars edged with brown in a series on upper part of body, spreading or dividing to become confluent with pale ventral coloring; small brown smudges at bases of membranes between spines of posterior part of dorsal fin (Ref. 6885).