Diagnostic Description
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Head without cirri. Both sexes with a fleshy blade-like crest on occiput. Lower end of gill opening above posterior fin base. Sensory pores in infraorbital and interorbital canals usually 8 and 2 respectively
Life Cycle
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Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 22; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 21 - 24
Biology
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Adults rarely enter brackish water. Attain less than 8 cm TL. 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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- Cristina V. Garilao