Cheekscaled Frill Goby

Characterized by mottled brown overall color; presence of broad dark grey bar below each dorsal fin; basal part of dorsal and caudal fins with dark spots forming bands; upper 5-7 pectoral rays partly free of membrane, uppermost with 5-7 branches; rounded caudal fin; longitudinal scale series 35-39; predorsal scales 21-23, extending to interorbital space; presence of scales on cheek and opercle; ctenoid body scales, becoming smaller and cycloid on head and anterior body; depressed head, width greater than depth; depth of body 4.2-5.0 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8

Benthic in rocks and coral of shallow waters (Ref. 58302). Also occurs in rocky pools of intertidal reef flats and exposed rocky shores in 0-2 m (Ref. 90102).

分布於印度-太平洋區海域，由東非到夏威夷，北至臺灣、日本。臺灣分布於南部及綠島等海域。

小型魚類，不具漁業價值。

第一背鰭：Ⅵ；第二背鰭：Ⅰ/ 10；臀鰭：Ⅰ/ 8；胸鰭：23~24，胸鰭上端有5-7根鰭條游離分枝。縱列鱗 35~39；橫列鱗 21~32。體延長，前部呈亞圓形，後部側扁。標準體長為魚體高的4.2~5.0倍。頭部相當平扁，橫切面略成三角形。鰓蓋骨上方僅有2個感覺孔(HK, L')，其中H', K'兩孔相癒合成一孔(HK)。前鼻孔為一細長的皮瓣。尾鰭圓形，短於頭長；腹鰭相連癒合，不會延伸至肛門。體色為棕黑色，體側中央具有5~6條褐色橫帶，並間雜有深褐色小斑點。背鰭灰色，具3~4縱列點紋；第一背鰭的第五至第六鰭棘間膜具1~2個黑色圓斑；臀鰭灰褐色；胸鰭基部具黑色雲斑，鰭條上具數條不規則橫紋；腹鰭呈灰黑色；尾鰭具數行不規則橫紋。(林上智、林沛立編寫 2012/10)

暖水性底層小型魚類，棲息於潮間帶石礫及岩礁海域。雜食性，以藻類及底棲動物為食。