Fiji Coralbrotula

This species is characterized by having vertebrae 11+31-33=42-44, dorsal fin rays 70-81, anal fin rays 58-63; large eyes (2.4-3.2% SL); outer pseudoclasper moderately large, broad-based, wing-shaped, its tip strongly bent outwards; inner pseudoclasper bifurcate, both branches of about equal length, narrow, thin, forming sharp spines; scale patch on cheek with 3-4 rows of large scales, no scales on operculum; head slender; first anterior mandibular pore large, tubular, forwardly directed; otolith thick with irregularly curved dorsal rim (Ref. 57884).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 70 - 81; Analsoft rays: 58 - 63; Vertebrae: 42 - 44