Diagnostic Description
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Body yellowish-brown with small indistinct milky spots, the coloration varying with habitat.
Life Cycle
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Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8
Trophic Strategy
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Often found in seagrasses (Ref. 9137, 51139).
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Found among Zostera colonies.
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
