Crinoid clingfish

Appearance

Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: pectoral ray count 23-28; head width 4.3-5.3 in SL; snout length 2.8-3.5 in HL; disc length 4.2-4.9 in SL; a mid-dorsal white or pale yellow stripe and a lateral stripe on head and body.
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed

Naming

Briggs 1976

Distribution

Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Bismarck Archipelago and the Fiji Islands. Recently reported from Christmas Island ), Taiwan ) and the Great Barrier Reef

Habitat

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 20 m. Found in protected coastal reefs from shallow reef flats to about 20 m depth along slopes and walls