Discotrema monogrammum
©Lyle Vail: Discotrema monogrammum on a feather star in the family Comatulidae at Lizard Head, Lizard Island. Thanks to Dianne Bray for the identification through iNaturalist.
©Lyle Vail: Discotrema monogrammum on a feather star in the family Comatulidae at Lizard Head, Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Gobiesocidae
Genus
Discotrema
Species
Discotrema monogrammum
Colours
Distinguishing features
A small, elongate fish that lives on crinoids. A broad pale stripe extends on side from snout to tail and there is no mid-dorsal stripe. Background colour matches the crinoid.
Size
- Up to 2.6 cm (length according to Fishes of Australia accessed 8 Jan 2020)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
species: Discotrema crinophilum
has a pale mid-dorsal stripe as well as a lateral stripe.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
