Diagnostic Description
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Body is brown or tan, with scattered irregular small black blotches, a large oblong black blotch below soft-rayed portion of dorsal fin and bordering below the lateral line. The fins are pale or pinkish.
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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الإنجليزية
)
المقدمة من Fishbase
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Trophic Strategy
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الإنجليزية
)
المقدمة من Fishbase
Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Inhabits shallow seagrass beds, reef flats, lagoons, and sandy areas near coral reefs. Feeds on benthic invertebrates and small fish. Also caught with beach seines and handlines and is marketed fresh (Ref. 9775).
Biology
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الإنجليزية
)
المقدمة من Fishbase
Solitary or in groups (Ref. 90102). Inhabits shallow seagrass beds, reef flats, lagoons, and sandy areas near coral reefs. Feeds on benthic invertebrates and small fish. Also caught with beach seines and handlines and is marketed fresh (Ref. 9775).
Importance
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الإنجليزية
)
المقدمة من Fishbase
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
