Inhabit the intertidal zone of lagoons and wave-swept seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). At low tide they may be found in small pockets of water left in pitted limestone. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line and Ducie islands, north to the Ryukyu, Bonin, and Marcus islands (reported farther north to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, Ref. 559), south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands.

Chagos, Kenya, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa (country)

Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group, north to Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara islands and Minami Tori Shima, south to Western Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia and Rapa.

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 15 - 18

Maximum size: 110 mm NG

11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710))

Small dark spots on body; upper lip uniformly dusky or with scattered spots; pale area behind eye followed by an irregular dark mark (Ref. 4404).

Inhabits intertidal reef flats and at low tide found in small pockets of water left in pitted limestone.

reef-associated; marine

Depth range based on 80 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 61 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.5 - 100
  Temperature range (°C): 22.496 - 29.171
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.043 - 0.617
  Salinity (PPS): 33.821 - 35.552
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.407 - 5.079
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.103 - 0.284
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.829 - 4.892

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0.5 - 100

Temperature range (°C): 22.496 - 29.171

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.043 - 0.617

Salinity (PPS): 33.821 - 35.552

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.407 - 5.079

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.103 - 0.284

Silicate (umol/l): 0.829 - 4.892
 
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Common on intertidal reef flats. Inhabits small pockets of water left in pitted limestone (Ref. 37816).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.


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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1

Not Evaluated

aquarium: commercial