| Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Cheilininae |
| 8 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; depth range 1 - 36 m |
| Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Marquesan and Pitcairn islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 23-23. Fresh specimens grayish brown to reddish brown, sometimes with dark narrow edges on scales on mid side of body. Light yellow bar on head behind and adjacent to eye; another on caudal peduncle; iris red and yellow. Juveniles (up to about 3.8 cm SL) have 2 broad pale bars on body. Spinous portions of dorsal and anal fins deeply incised. One predorsal bone. |
| Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs, in caves and crevices (Ref. 9710). A secretive species. Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9823). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Museum: Little Sta. Cruz, Zamboanga, USNM 89968 (Holotype). Rapurapu I., USNM 93529(W. triocellata). Tagauayan I., Cuyo Is., USNM 236516. Balicasag I., USNM 236517. Pamilacan I., USNM 236519. Siquijor, BPBM 28102. Negros USNM 236518. |
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