Small pinkish brown, eel-like fish with one chin and two snout barbels. First dorsal fin reduced to a single ray followed by a band of brush-like filaments, Caudal (tail) fin rounded. Dark brownish grey to reddish brown, paler below, sometimes with yellowish tinge.

Inhabits rock pools and shallow coastal waters; secretive species, probably nocturnal.

Feeds on small invertebrates and fish.

Svetovidov, A.N., 1986. Review of the three-bearded rocklings of the genus Gaidropsaurus Rafinesque, 1810 (Gadidae) with description of a new species. J. Ichthyol. 26(1)114-135.

NZ Marine Fishes: Paul