Diagnostic Description
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This species is distinguished by the following characters: no scales; 2 bones in the circumorbital ring, cirri on head numerous and complex; dorsal fin with more rays than spines; interopercle not extending posteriorly beyond its connection with the epihyal; ascending wing of the parasphenoid reaching the frontal; free dorsal margin to the upper lip; teeth restricted to a single series in each jaw, absent in vomer and palatines (Ref. 86957).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 19
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Biology
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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).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli