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Diagnostic Description

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Large adults with multiple filaments on the tail and button-like marking along the mid-lateral stripe (Ref. 48636).
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Kristine Santos
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
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Susan M. Luna
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Trophic Strategy

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Adults occur in small schools along deep outer reef walls, usually swims upside-down on the ceilings of large caves (Ref. 48636).
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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Biology

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Adults occur in small schools along deep outer reef walls, usually swims upside-down on the ceilings of large caves (Ref. 48636). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
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