Diagnostic Description
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Description: Characterized by pale grey to silvery color; 9-10 light brown bars on side; presence of oblique brown band below eye; silvery light organ on belly; greatest depth of body 2.7-2.9 in SL (Ref. 90102).
- Recorder
- Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
Life Cycle
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Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8
- Recorder
- Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
Biology
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Solitary or in small groups. Found in lagoon patch reefs in 18-52 m (Ref 90102).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
