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Diagnostic Description

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Distinguished by the following characteristics: general body color is light grey-brown, typically have areas of very bright iridescent blue and/or yellow; body is laterally compressed; large, nearly vertical mouth; completely scaled body; first dorsal with VII spines; ventral fins are united (Ref. 92840).
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Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
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Biology

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Occurs in beaches and tidepools with muddy shell bottoms (Ref. 91780).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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