Diagnostic Description
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Anterior opercle without a dark spot on its lower edge. Anterior margin of pectoral fin base with a dark vertical band. Scales cycloid on trunk, ctenoid on caudal peduncle. Sensory papillae: row 1, 13-20; row 2, 7-10; row 3, 6-11; row 4, 7-11; row 5, 5-9; row y, 1-4; row tr, 3-6 (Ref. 41100).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Biology
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Adults inhabit intertidal to offshore areas, probably within interstices of coralline nodules (Ref. 4696). Eggs are pear-shaped (Ref. 4696).