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Diagnostic Description

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Ocular side without large, prominent dark blotches. Pectoral fins absent. Caudal peduncle present; branched fin rays 14. Dorsal- and anal-fin rays with a thin, membranous ridge on some rays, not extending more than halfway to ray tip. Head length 4.2-4.6 in SL; body thickness 2.5-3 in HL (Ref. 48239).
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 68 - 75; Analsoft rays: 47 - 50; Vertebrae: 35 - 36
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Biology

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Benthic on sand near reefs (Ref. 58302).
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