Diagnostic Description
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Characterized by translucent head and body with overall brown to bluish hue, blending in well with background; longitudinal scale series 22-25; nape without scales; restricted gill opening to base of pectoral fin or slightly forward of base; relatively deep bodied, depth of body at anus 3.8-6.9 in SL (Ref. 90102).
- Recorder
- Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
- Recorder
- Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
Biology
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Lives in association with the blue coral Heliopora coerulea (Ref. 34765).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao