Dwarf Shore Eel

Diagnosis: Pelvic fins absent. Gill slits mall. Postocular pore 2 (close); anterior nasal, posterior nasal, and lacrymal pores present. Vertebrae total 63-71, precaudal 16; last epineural on 14th-16th vertebra. Caudal rays 7-8. Gut extension long. Tail length long. Dorsal origin over the anus. Body not transparent (Ref. 56640).Description: Color variable, usually greenish, depending on weeds it lives among; young transparent (Ref. 9002).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analsoft rays: 0

Inhabits shallow reefs in pale brownish weeds and seagrasses, from the intertidal to a few meters depth (Ref. 9002, 56640).