Pectoral Podge

Body yellow with a faint brown reticulum, shading to pinkish white on abdomen and thorax; fins yellow. Head pale pink. Opercle with an ocellated black spot as large as the eye. A blackish red stripe, edged in pale pink and red, from eye to opercular spot. No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. Long tubular anterior nostril at front of snout; when laid back not reaching posterior nostril. Lateral line incomplete. Longitudinal scale series 52-53. Snout length 5-5.1 in head. Caudal-peduncle depth 3.1-3.2 in head; short length 6.2 in head. Pectoral fins long, 2.65-2.85 in SL (Ref. 27020).

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 18 - 19; Vertebrae: 26

Cryptic (Ref 90102).