Diagnostic Description
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Scale coarsely ctenoid; no pair of tooth patches at front of lower jaw outside gape; color is uniform bright red (Ref. 2334).Description: Characterized by lack of large spine at corner of preopercle; depth of body about 2.4 in SL (Ref. 90102).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Analspines: 4; Analsoft rays: 10 - 12
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Stays in reef crevices during daytime. After dark, solitary individuals are widespread in exposed positions, swimming close to the reef (Ref. 13550). Feeds on small crustaceans, crustacean larvae, and small fishes (Ref. 9710).
Biology
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An uncommon inhabitant of reefs; hides in deep crevices during the day and roams the reef at night (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on small crustaceans, crustacean larvae, and small fishes (Ref. 9710). Solitary and seldom seen; cryptic (Ref 90102).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於印度-太平洋區之溫熱帶海域，西起東非到夏威夷，北至日本南部，南至羅德豪島。東太平洋：復活島。臺灣分布於南部及小琉球海域。
利用
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稀有種。
描述
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體呈卵圓形，中等側扁。頭部具黏液囊，外露骨骼多有脊紋；鼻骨間的凹溝菱形。眼大。口端位，裂斜；主上頜骨長未端達眼後緣；頜骨、鋤骨及腭骨均有絨毛狀群齒。前鰓蓋骨後下角及下眼眶骨均無棘；鰓蓋骨後緣成顯著的鋸齒狀。頭部被細鱗，體被中型粗櫛鱗，後緣具小棘；側線完全，側線鱗數32-42，側線至背鰭硬棘中間點之鱗片數4.5。鰓耙數7-8+14-15=22-23。背鰭連續，單一，硬棘部及軟條部間具深凹，具硬棘XII，軟條15；最後一棘不長於前一棘。臀鰭有硬棘
IV ，軟條11；胸鰭軟條
17；尾鰭深叉形。體呈均勻的鮮紅色。
棲地
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夜行性的礁區稀有棲居動物。白天期間躲在深的裂隙中，而晚上漫遊礁區。
以小型甲殼動物、甲殼類幼生與小魚為食。
Plectrypops lima
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Plectrypops lima, the shy soldier, is a species of soldierfish from the genus Plectrypops. It can be found in the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to Chile, north to Japan and the Ogasawara Islands.[2] It is an uncommon inhabitant of reefs. During the day, it hides in deep crevices and comes out at night. It is solitary and cryptic. It feeds on small crustaceans, crustacean larvae and small fishes.[3]
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Plectrypops lima: Brief Summary
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Plectrypops lima, the shy soldier, is a species of soldierfish from the genus Plectrypops. It can be found in the Indo-Pacific region from East Africa to Chile, north to Japan and the Ogasawara Islands. It is an uncommon inhabitant of reefs. During the day, it hides in deep crevices and comes out at night. It is solitary and cryptic. It feeds on small crustaceans, crustacean larvae and small fishes.
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