| Family: |
Hemerocoetidae (Indo-Pacific duckbills) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific.: |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-23; Anal soft rays: 15-29. Barbel at tip of snout (Ref 12932). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits the shelf and shelf edge on rock bottoms (Ref. 11230). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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