Diagnostic Description
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body width 2.0-2.6 in head length; body depth 2.0-3.1 in SL, head length 2.7-3.2 in SL; snout length 3.7-4.1 in SL; eye diameter 2.7-3.7 in head length; second dorsalmost caudal ray elongate and filamentous in male (Ref. 33065).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Migration
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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 30; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 24 - 30; Vertebrae: 19
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Inhabits weedy and sandy areas of coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Found on open muddy substrates from shallow estuaries to deep offshore. Males elongate with age (Ref. 48637). Monogamous (Ref. 52884).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli