Diagnostic Description
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Description: Body yellow bright, middle dorsal spot black tear-shaped, eye bar black. Snout length 2.5-3.3 in HL. Body depth 1.4-1.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).
- Recorder
- Kristine Elaine Paz Olisa
Life Cycle
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Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 18 - 20
- Recorder
- Kristine Elaine Paz Olisa
Biology
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Habitat ranges from coral reef flats to deep slopes (Ref. 48636). Adults usually in pairs, sometimes forming small groups (Ref. 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Form pairs during breeding (Ref. 205).
