Snaky Klipfish

Fins: Dorsal fin spines 44 to 50, rays 2 to 4; Anal fin spines 2, rays 33 to 37; Pectoral fin rays 13 to 14; Ventral fin spines 1, rays 3. Gill rakers (2 to 3)+(5 to 7). Vertebrae 18+(38 to 40). Lateral line with about 20 to 22 vertical pairs of pores in front. Body depth 6 to 7.75 in Standard length. Head length 4.75 to 5.75 in Standard length. Eye 3.25 to 5 diameters in head length. Caudal peduncle 15.5 to 25% head length, depth 28.5 to 35.5% head length. Shape: Head slightly depressed and rounded, blunt snout of moderate length with a prominent tentacle above each eye consisting of a short flat stalk, sometimes bifurcated, palmated and fringed; interorbital space convex; mouth slightly oblique; upper and lower jaws of similar length. Lips thick. Body elongate robust and straight. Caudal peduncle very short. The dorsal fin is low and even, without a crest, and there are no clusters of cirri on the dorsal spine tips. Cirri on the front nostrils are elongated with serrated edges, and unbranched. Colour: Colour is generally uniform, in shades of yellow, yellowish green, brown, dull crimson, red or pink, mottled with darker blotches, spots, and occasionally bars; often with a row of bright oblong spots below the dorsal fin. Fins are red- or white-tipped. Sometimes there is a light edged, dark ocellus on the shoulder, and often two dark radiating bars from the eye across the cheek. …

From Lüderitzbucht to East London. From the Cape Peninsula they have been recorded from tidal pools in Sea Point, the wreck of the SS Clan Stuart, Froggy Pond and A-Frame in Simon's Town, to about 6m depth.

Anguillaris: from anguilla; eel, referring to the overall body shape.

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