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Diagnostic Description

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Dark brown to grey-black in color (Ref. 2261).
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Recorder
Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Analsoft rays: 13 - 14
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Trophic Strategy

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Common in and outside the coelacanth caves during the day, and at night it usually ascends to the coral reef at depths of 3-20 m.
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Grace Tolentino Pablico
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Biology

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Common in and outside the coelacanth caves during the day, and at night it usually ascends to the coral reef at depths of 3-20 m (Ref. 58472).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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