| Labridae (Wrasses) |
| 11 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; depth range 7 - 100 m |
| Western Pacific: Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. |
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| Occurs solitary or in small groups (Ref. 90102) on muddy bottoms, often deep in front of river mouths where land debris is scattered over the bottom; sometimes takes refuge in the mud burrows of other animals. Adults were all seen in about 30 m and usually swim fast near the bottom (Ref. 48636). Feeds on benthic animals (polychaete worms, crustaceans, also small fish) (Ref. 12420). Minimum depth of 7 m from Ref. 90102. |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Museum: Luzon, Batangas Prov., 5 miles west of Nasugbu Bay, 58.5-100.5 m, CAS 32618 (holotype, 6.55 cm SL). Bataan, 2 miles west of Corregidor, 57-64 m, USNM 338715; 2 miles west of Msuga I., 53-60.5 m, MNHN 1995-1083. Zambales, inside Silanguin Bay, 13-53 m, CAS 33368; inside Talesayen Bay, BPBM 33960 (Ref. 12420). Also Ref. 48636. |
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