Diagnostic Description
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Scales dorsally on head extending nearly to upper lip except for triangular premaxillary groove. A broad oblique red band below posterior half of soft portion of dorsal fin (enclosing posterior part of lateral line), narrowing to end posteriorly at ventral edge of caudal peduncle (Ref. 26833).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 26
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Plectranthias exsul: Brief Summary
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Plectranthias exsul is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Western Indian Ocean.
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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