Diagnostic Description
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Gill membranes fused ventrally, free from isthmus. Posterior otic sensory canal pore present. Opercle with a dark ocellated spot. Cephalic sensory canal openings rimmed with black. Dorsal margin of opercle and cheeks patched with scales.Description: Characterized by brown color with 3-4 rows of pale spots on side of body; presence of blackish stripe on head just behind the eye; absence of pelvic fins; small elliptical cycloid scales covering body (Ref. 90102).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 58 - 62; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 49 - 51; Vertebrae: 64 - 67
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Biology
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Inhabits coral reefs among crevices, known only from Sulu Sea, Philippines (Ref 90102).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli