Snakelet

Halidesmus scapularis

Pseudochromid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Brown
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Halidesmus is a genus of ray-finned fishes, the type genus of the subfamily Congrogadinae, the eel blennies, part of the dottyback family, Pseudochromidae. They are found in the western Indian Ocean as far east as India, with one species extending marginally into the south-east Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Pseudochromidae
Genus: Halidesmus
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: False Bay, Cape Province to Coffee Bay, Transkei in southeastern Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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