Diagnostic Description
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Front half of body darker than rear. Soft dorsal and anal fins have dense scales on bases of interradial membranes (Ref. 26938). Fins dusky, anal and pelvic fins darkest; peritoneum not black; young with two black stripes and a black spot at base of caudal fin (Ref. 13442).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits larger patch reefs and quickly sloping rocky bottoms. Often near the shelter of caves, ledges, or wrecks (Ref. 9710). Feeds at night on crustaceans, mollusks, smaller fish, and the long-spined urchin, Diadema. Carnivore (Ref. 57616). Mobile invertebrate feeder (Ref. 126840).
Biology
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Maximum depth from Ref. 126840. Inhabits larger patch reefs and quickly sloping rocky bottoms. Often near the shelter of caves, ledges, or wrecks (Ref. 9710). Feeds at night on crustaceans, mollusks, smaller fish, and the long-spined urchin, Diadema. Marketed fresh.
Importance
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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
