GOBIIDAE Priolepis cinctus, 2.7 cm SL (photo by Richard Winterbottom) Priolepis cinctus (Regan, 1908) Convict Goby D VI + I, 10-12; A I, 9-10; P1 18; LR 27-33; PDS 19-21. Body relatively short, compressed. Head subcylindrical; lower jaw slightly projecting anteriorly beyond upper jaw; gill opening extending slightly beyond a vertical through preopercular margin anteriorly; tongue near truncate or rounded. No elongate and filamentous spines on first dorsal fin; pelvic fins united medially; frenum absent. Scales on body ctenoid; head naked, except for upper part of operculum with ctenoid scales. Sensory canals and pores absent on head; reduced longitudinal pattern of sensory-papillae rows on cheek. Color: head and body yellowish brown or dark brown, with ca. 12 vertical pale gray bars; dorsal and caudal fins with many numerous dark brown dots along rays. Size: 5.0 cm SL. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Remarks: found in caves or crevices on rocky or coral reefs.