Diagnostic Description
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Branchiostegal rays: 6 (Ref. 36497).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 13; Anal spines: 0 - 1; Analsoft rays: 23 - 31; Vertebrae: 37 - 41
Biology
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Forms small schools in shallow bays and near coastal reefs (Ref. 9273). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36497). Eggs are presumably attached to spawning substrate via adhesive filaments (Ref. 36497).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
