Ghost Velvetfish

Description: Characterized by having generally grey color; head with scattered brown spots; fins with irregular brownish spots; origin of dorsal fin above middle of eye; distinctly concave snout and interorbital; two small spines on lacrimal; five blunt spines on rear margin of preopercle; body extremely compresses laterally, depth 2.8-3.2 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 26 - 27

Inhabits sand and rubble areas of seaward reefs (Ref. 34765). Minimum depth from Ref. 49352. Solitary and cryptic (Ref 90102).