| Family: |
Microdesmidae (Wormfishes), subfamily: Microdesminae |
| Max. size: |
12 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 50 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Maldive Islands, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and islands of Micronesia except the Marianas. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 20-21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-41; Anal soft rays: 36-40. Description: Characterized by whitish, pale yellowish or pale blue body color; presence of orange to yellow stripe from front of lower jaw, across snout, through eye and continued along upper side to rear margin of caudal fin; dorsal midline of head with iridescent blue stripe; scaled cheek and opercle; origin of dorsal fin slightly posterior to level of pectoral fin base; rounded caudal fin; depth of body 12-16 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sand and rubble bottoms (Ref. 9710, 48637). Also found in open sand. Algal flats and seagrass beds in 3-50 m (Ref. 90102). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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