Diagnostic Description
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Body bright red, unstriped, darker above, with a dark, brownish red are below soft dorsal fin. Preopercle with large spine at angle and smaller stout spines below. Three large, backward-projecting spines below each eye (Ref. 7251).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 11
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits deep rocky slopes (Ref. 7251) and reefs (Ref. 51183).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Biology
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Inhabits deep rocky slopes (Ref. 7251) and reefs (Ref. 51183).
Importance
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fisheries: of potential interest
