Gymnocranius euanus

1. Cheek scaled
2. 10 dorsal-fin rays
3. 10 anal-fin rays
4. 4 1/2 scale rows between lateral line and base of middle dorsal-fin spines
5. Caudal fin moderately forked, inner edges of fork convex, tips blunt
6. Lower edge of eye well above a line from tip of snout to middle of caudal-fin fork
7. Random black scales on anterior half of body

Silvery-white to grey; scales on back and sides with small spot at base; blue spots sometimes on snout and cheek; some random black scales on anterior half of body; fins mostly clear to reddish.

Up to 45 cm TL.

West Pacific in tropical waters.

Sand and rubble bottoms near coral reefs, from 15 to 50 m depth.

Feeds primarily on bottom dwelling gastopod molluscs.

Caught mainly with bottom longlines and handlines.