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Diagnostic Description

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This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of interorbital pores B’, D, E, F, G and H’; no preopercular canal and temporal canal; D VI + I,9; A I,7; scales in lateral series 24-26; colour of body tan to dark brown with narrow, dark longitudinal stripes; a large diffuse black spot dorsally in caudal fin (Ref. 116311).
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 7
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Biology

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Specimens collected from the base of coral patches on silty sand of a closed lagoon at depths of 5-7 m, with one collection reaching 21-27 m (Ref. 116311).
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Armi G. Torres
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