Common Name
Wavy-lined Midshipman
Year Described
Gilbert, 1968
Identification
Dorsal Fin: II, 29
Anal Fin: 28
Pectoral Fin: 16
Pelvic Fin: I, 2
Gill Rakers: 8
Vertebrae: 40
Photophores: 25 (mandibular), 37 (branchiostegal), 33 (gular), 36 (gastric), 41 (ventral), 34 (anal)
Photophores on body. Anterior end of branchiostegal photophore series with a forward-facing, V-shaped commissure. A single opercular spine. Uppermost pectoral fin rays with glands present. No scales. Four lateral lines.
Color
Body pale with a wavy stripe of dark pigment on the dorsum and dark pigment around midline. Dark pigment around the mouth and on head, but no spots. Sides silvery and belly duksy. Fins unpigmented except a dark saddle on caudal fin.
Size
Maximum known size to 64.5 mm SL.
Habitat
Benthic
Range
Off N.E. Brazil (only known from one specimen)
References
Gilbert, C. R. 1968. Western Atlantic batrachoidid fishes of the genus Porichthys, including three new species. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 18 (no. 3): 671-730.