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Diagnostic Description

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A generally dark species that is camouflaged when on the corals. It has a series of pale blotches along the body and a pair of black spots on the back of the head (Ref. 48636).
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Recorder
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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Occurs on shallow reef flats with mixed rubble and corals where usually found on boulder-shaped corals (Ref. 48636).
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Grace Tolentino Pablico
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Biology

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Adults solitary or in pairs on algae-encrusted coralline coastal reefs (Ref. 90102) and on shallow reef flats with mixed rubble and corals where usually found on boulder-shaped corals (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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Estelita Emily Capuli
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