Diagnostic Description
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11-14 sharply defined round black spots on head and lower side of body. The numerous tan lappers on the rear part of the body and distinct spots along the lower side make it unmistakable (Ref. 26938).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Life Cycle
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Oviparous (Ref. 101750).
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 9
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Trophic Strategy
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Abundant in all inshore habitats where there is adequate cover, such as seagrass beds and reef flats. Feeds on mollusks, crustaceans and echinoderms (Ref. 36453). Generally common (Ref. 9710). Omnivore (Ref. 57616).
Biology
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Abundant in all inshore habitats where there is adequate cover, such as seagrass beds and reef flats. Feeds on mollusks, crustaceans and echinoderms (Ref. 36453). Generally common (Ref. 9710). Traded as an aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 49392).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to São Paulo, Brazil
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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benthic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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