Life Cycle
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Male guards eggs.
Migration
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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs in rocky coastal areas; often gather around artificial reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic crustaceans (Ref. 57719).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Occurs in rocky coastal areas; often gather around artificial reefs. Breeds from October to December. The egg masses are attached to small rocks, guarded by the male (Ref. 559 and 637). Commercially cultured in Japan.
Importance
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fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
