Diagnostic Description
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Pale pink to brown-red with indistinct banding (Ref. 9002).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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Also Ref. 103751.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs inshore near reefs (Ref. 7300).
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Inhabits shallow coastal and estuarine rocky reefs (Ref. 9002). Common in sponge areas, sometimes in loose aggregations (Ref. 9002).