Life Cycle
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Characterized as being a digynic hermaphrodite with partial protandry (Ref. 51001).
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Trophic Strategy
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Forms schools. Inhabits rocky bottoms down to depths of about 150 m, but especially abundant in the surf zone; young occur in Zostera seagrass beds. Prefers to feed on small crustaceans and molluscs; also takes seaweeds and corals.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Forms schools. Inhabits rocky bottoms down to depths of about 150 m, but especially abundant in the surf zone; young occur in Zostera seagrass beds. Prefers to feed on small crustaceans and mollusks; also takes seaweeds and corals (Ref. 3688).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial