Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical; 29°N - 32°S, 30°E - 60°E (Ref. 56008)
Western Indian Ocean: Zanzibar, Tanzania to the Xora River mouth, South Africa. Possibly occurring in Seychelles (Ref. 1623).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5499)
Inhabits shallow subtidal areas among weeds. Rocks back and forth (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Poss, S.G., 1986. Tetrarogidae. p. 479. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5499)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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