Diagnostic Description
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Initial phase is dark green with a yellowish mouth (Ref. 37816).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Life Cycle
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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 12 - 13
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Trophic Strategy
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Found to depths over 35 m in deep outer reef drop-offs. Forms aggregations of females and a single dominating male (Ref. 48636). Planktivores (Ref. 37816).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Found to depths over 35 m in deep outer reef drop-offs. Forms aggregations of females and a single dominating male (Ref. 48636). Planktivores (Ref. 37816).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
分布
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分布於太平洋區,由印尼至土木土群島,北至日本、台灣,南至大堡礁。台灣南部及蘭嶼有記錄。
利用
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中小型之隆頭魚,體色鮮豔,是適合水族觀賞的魚類,非食用經濟魚種。臺灣分布較稀少。
描述
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體長型,側扁;口端位;上下頜前方各具一對犬齒,其餘齒圓椎狀,小而同形。D.
IX, 12;A. III, 12-13;P. 13;L.l.
69-78;背鰭第I與第II棘靠近,雄魚此二棘延長;尾鰭截形,成魚上下尾鰭鰭條延長如絲。雄魚體背側黑褐色,頭及腹部黄褐色,二色間界線明顯;體側中部另具多條寬窄不一之橘黄垂直帶,中部稍後另具一小垂直橢圓斑;背、臀鰭、尾鰭黑褐色;尾鰭末緣具白色新月斑。雌魚體一致暗綠色,口部黃色。以前所記載之異鰭擬盔魚(/Pseudocoris
heteroptera/)為本種之誤鑑。
棲地
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主要棲息於礁緣外圍的陡坡區,深度超過35公尺;通常大群的活動,組成方式為一雄多雌。主要以動物性浮游生物為食物。