Common Name
Few-rayed Midshipman
Year Described
Caldwell & Caldwell, 1963
Identification
Dorsal Fin: II, 29-31
Anal Fin: 27-28
Pectoral Fin: 14-16
Pelvic Fin: I, 2
Gill Rakers: 8-9
Vertebrae: 39-40
Photophores: 16-22 (mandibular), 27-33 (branchiostegal), 24-31 (gular), 22-33 (gastric), 30-36 (ventral), 28-30 (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 with 7-8 dark saddle bars on the dorsum. Belly golden and sides bright silvery. Fins unpigmented.
Size
Maximum size to 65.5mm SL.
Habitat
Benthic
Range
Costa Rica, Panama, and off N.E. Brazil
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.