| Xenisthmidae (Collared wrigglers) |
| 3.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; depth range 9 - 24 m |
| Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-10. Description: Characterized by golden brown color; 10-12 narrow pale greyish bars on side; dark brown bar under eye; head with irregular white bars; middle of caudal fin base with small, pale-edged black spot; caudal and dorsal fins with scattered brown spots; branched caudal rays 13; about 20 predorsal scales, extending to above posterior margin of preopercle; scaled cheek and opercle; depth of body 5.3-6.8 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| A benthic, inshore species, on the sandy fringe of coral reefs (Ref. 75154). Also found in rubble in lagoons and sheltered waters in 9-24 m (Ref 90102). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Type locality, tide pool at Nasugbu, Batangas Prov., Luzon I., (holotype of Luzoneleotris nasugbua Herre, 1938 (Ref. 50838). |
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