Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 30874). Tropical; 30°N - 18°S
Western Pacific: Southern Japan in Ryukyu Islands and south to northern Queensland, Australia. Has been collected close to the islands in Micronesia, Melanesia, Fiji and New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117049)
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Mouth barely protractile and with thin lips. Basihyal and mesopterygoids usually with teeth. No notch present at the anterior border of preopercular bone. Face with Shangreen denticles. Ascending process of premaxilla with no lateral processes present. Distal end of maxilla blunt and truncate.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Loose aggregations inhabit tide pools and rocky shorelines and reef margins. Eggs are large.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; bait: occasionally
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