Gunnellichthys monostigma

Smith, 1958

One-spot Wormfish

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Marquesan and Society Islands, north to Southern Japan, and south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.

Size: 6 inches (15 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits areas over sand and mud and takes refuge in burrows when threatened and usually found at depths between 20 – 65 feet (6 – 20 m) where it feeds on benthic crustaceans/zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Microdesmidae

Genus: Gunnellichthys

FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it become available, care is similar to G. curiosus.