Combed Snailfish

Diagnosis: Teeth simple; nasal pore 1 with pigmented papilla; peritoneum black; orobuccal valve with 4-6 finger-like projections; orobuccal cavity dark; gill rakers 14-18, stout, with strong spines at tip; interorbital papilla absent; red blotchy body, darker gray anteriorly, iris silver gray (Ref. 57077).

Smallest female with yolked eggs measured 16.2 cm SL; smallest male with enlarged, swollen testes 12.4 cm SL (Ref. 57077).