Diagnostic Description
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Description: Overall yellowish brown, forehead vermiculations blue, scales spots or streaks blue, dorsal-fin posterior ocellus black with pale margin. Body depth 1.8-1.9 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Life Cycle
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Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 14 - 15
Trophic Strategy
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Diurnal species (Ref. 52881).
- Recorder
- Jeremiah Glenn Jansalin
Biology
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Adults inhabit silty coral or rubble reefs (Ref. 7247). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Diurnal species (Ref. 52881).
