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monostigma
Created 4/6/2020
Family Microdesmidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC
Gunnellichthys monostigma
Utulei, Am. Samoa, 20 feet |
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ONESTRIPE WORMFISH
Uncommon on sand and rubble flats at any depth.
Retreats into burrow when approached. Black dash on operculum,
arcuate brown stripe descending onto caudal fin. Attains 6 inches.
East Africa to Okinawa and French Polynesia, excluding Hawaii. |
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