Diagnostic Description
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Description: It is blue on the belly region and has yellow lines on the head (Ref. 48636).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Life Cycle
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Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 15 - 17
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Trophic Strategy
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Lives on rocks and corals.
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Adults occur solitary or small groups on outer slopes and coastal reefs at 2-15 m deep (Ref. 90102). They live on rocks and corals (Ref. 37816). They also occur in small groups in coral rich areas on large rounded coral heads (Ref. 48636). 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
