Diagnostic Description
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Description: Characterized by uniformly bright red body color; dusky brownish scale margins; greatest depth of body 2.8-3.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).
- Recorder
- Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
Life Cycle
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Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8
- Recorder
- Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
Trophic Strategy
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Found inshore (Ref. 75154). Common in caves and under ledges (Ref. 58534). Solitary and seldom seen, hides under crevices during day (Ref 90102).
- Recorder
- Auda Kareen Ortañez
Biology
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Common in caves and under ledges. Solitary and seldom seen, hides under crevices during day (Ref 90102).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Description
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Common in caves and under ledges . Only known from the holotype , Smith (1961).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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