Diagnostic Description
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Translucent yellowish gray with iridescent blue markings on snout and upper part of eye; alternating yellow and narrow blue lines extending posteriorly from eye onto anterior body (Ref. 13442).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 9
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Lives in coral heads in fairly deep water. Usually solitary, but sometimes swims close to reef in small groups.