Diagnostic Description
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Caudal small; pectorals ovoid; pelvic fins minute (Ref. 6885). Color in life variable, magenta and silver; dark marks at base of dorsal fin in about 15 light targets, and vague darker inverted U's on lower part of body; head somewhat darker above with a light mark running back from eye (Ref. 6885).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 87 - 90; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 50 - 53
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Found in rocky areas (Ref. 2850); entirely subtidal (Ref. 48978).