Barbel clingfish

Appearance

Max length : 1.4 cm SL male/unsexed; 1.1 cm SL (female) .
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-5; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. This small species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal-fin rays 4-5, anal-fin rays 5-6, pectoral-fin rays 23-25; males with head width 2.4-2.8 in SL and anus with distinct papillae; anal-fin length in distance between anus and anal fin origin 1.4-1.7; both sexes with blunt snout, broadly rounded; preorbital length 3.2-5.3 in head length; males with conspicuous white maxillary barbel; in life, head and body with numerous dark brown spots; double white spot near the anus.

Distribution

Eastern Central Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands.

Status

Vulnerable.

Habitat

Common on hard substrate, coarse sand and coralline algae. Depth range 5 - 15 m.