Diagnostic Description
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Description: Overall brownish grey , scales streaks pale, upper caudal-peduncle fin base spot dark. dorsal spines tips blue, soft dorsal fin and anal fin margin blue. Body depth 1.9-2.2 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Life Cycle
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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 12
Trophic Strategy
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Adults inhabit sheltered inshore coral reefs. Easily overlooked with similarities to many other species (Ref. 48636). Diurnal species (Ref. 52881).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Biology
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Adults inhabit sheltered inshore coral reefs. Easily overlooked with similarities to many other species (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
