Diagnostic Description
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Broad dark bar slopes down and backward from middle of spiny dorsal fin to base of rear part of anal fin (Ref. 26938).
Life Cycle
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Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 14 - 16
Biology
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Inhabit deep offshore reefs (Ref. 4858). Rarely seen by divers (Ref. 4858). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Importance
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aquarium: commercial
