species: Discotrema monogrammum in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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

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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.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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