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Diagnostic Description

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Description: Characterized by having uniformly white color except thin dark band through eye; absence of anal fin; 10 caudal rays; rings 14 + 53-55; continuous superior trunk and tail ridges; inferior trunk ridge ends at anal ring; confluent lateral trunk ridge with inferior tail ridge; length of snout 3.5-3.8 in head length; depth of snout 1.1 in snout length; head length 15.0-16.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).
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Susan M. Luna
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Life Cycle

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Male carries the eggs in a brood pouch (Ref. 205).
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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 3032
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Trophic Strategy

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Associated with the mushroom Heliofungia actiniformis (Ref. 91291).
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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Biology

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Inhabits coastal reefs, usually along the bottom of shallow drop-offs, and in small groups on the solitary coral. Apparently commensal with solitary corals (e.g. Fungia echinata). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Also found among tentacles of mushroom corals (often Heliofungia actiniformes ) (Ref 90102).
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