Diagnostic Description
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Description: Head and body blue with yellow posterior zone extending to caudal fin. Body depth 1.9-2.2 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Life Cycle
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 11 - 12
Trophic Strategy
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Inhabits coral-rich areas of sheltered lagoon and inshore coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699).
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Adults inhabit coral-rich areas of sheltered lagoon and inshore coral reefs (Ref. 9710). They occur in small groups on Acropora patches (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate (Ref. 205). Males guard and aerate the eggs (Ref. 205). Diurnal species (Ref. 113699).