Diagnostic Description
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Distinguished from all its congeners by the combination of (in adult males) strikingly red base of pectoral, red spots on chest, (in aggression and display) light ash-grey lips, exceptionally short caudal peduncle, and disproportionately deep body (Ref. 86747).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 8
