Diagnostic Description
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Dusky bands on body and upper lip; pale area behind eye followed by an irregular dark mark (Ref. 4404).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 15 - 17
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Adults inhabit reef flats exposed to waves and intertidal shores (Ref. 90102). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區,包括台灣、印尼、澳洲及密克羅尼西亞等。台灣分布於北部海域。
利用
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小型魚類,僅具學術研究價值。
描述
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體延長形,稍側扁,似圓柱狀;頭鈍短。頭頂無冠膜;頸鬚、鼻鬚掌狀分支;眼上鬚羽狀分支。上唇全具鋸齒緣,下唇平滑,齒骨具一犬齒。D.
XII-XIII, 15-16; A. II, 16-17;P. 14;V. I,
4。背鰭具深缺刻,最後一棘極小,背鰭與尾柄相連,臀鰭不與尾柄相連,在臀鰭棘部與前二軟條各鰭條末端膨大;尾鰭鰭條分叉。
雄魚眼後方有黑斜線,上唇與吻間有間隔黑白色橫紋,頭下方具Λ形紋,體側有6對不明顯的暗橫帶;背鰭棘部有黑白斑,軟條部具斜或不規則的暗線及白線;臀鰭黑色,鰭緣白色;尾鰭有3-4條黑色帶;胸鰭灰黑色,基部有黑帶;腹鰭灰黑色;雌魚同雄魚,但色帶較淡。
棲地
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主要棲息於珊瑚礁的浪拂區緣,以藻類、碎屑和小型無脊椎動物為食。