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Diagnostic Description

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Form 1: divided into brown dorsally and yellow ventrally (margin between the two colors usually located at the midline, but the brown may sometimes extend lower leaving only the belly yellow); dorsal fin brown, all other fins yellow to yellowish brown; face brownish yellow; sometimes with a small black spot occurring at the dorsal region of the caudal peduncle. Form 2: divided into blue or brown dorsally (the blue pigment covering a much smaller area than the brown pigment in form 1, restricted to the region of the back and not extending to the midline).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Trophic Strategy

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A solitary species inhabiting rocky and coral reefs. Feeds on crustaceans (primarily shrimps). Carnivore (Ref. 57616).
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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A solitary species (Ref. 26340) inhabiting rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Feeds on crustaceans (primarily shrimps) (Ref. 26180).
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Importance

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fisheries:
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