Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Caudal fin fanned out, bluntly rounded; pelvic fins small, extending about one-third distance to anal origin (Ref. 6885). Color olive green to light brown on dorsal surface, creamy yellow to light brown on ventral surface, 4 dark saddles across back, bars of dark blotches on all fins except pelvic and anal fins; sometimes dusky along margin of anal fin; males sometimes variously blotched with orange to red; silvery areas anterior to and behind base of pectorals (Ref. 6885).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Genus: Icelinus

Species: Icelinus filamentosus Gilbert, 1890

Climate Zone

Biology

Commonly found on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans, including shrimps and isopods (Ref. 6885).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless