Yellow Lined Grunter

Five separate and goldish-yellow stripes on the body with the third stripe not meeting the fourth stripe. No dark blotch on the upper opercle but with a yellow stripe when alive. Pored lateral line scales 52 - 54 and 5 - 6 on the scaly sheath of the caudal fin. Body depth in SL, 2.84 - 3.16; suborbital depth in eye diameter 2/3. Pectoral fin tip when vented, do not usually reach to the pelvic fin tip but sometimes equal (Ref. 37522).

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 7

A rare species collected from depths less than 30 meters (Ref. 37522).