| Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes) |
| 7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-neritic; marine |
| Western Indian Ocean: Mascarene Islands. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is characterized by the following: D X,14; A III,6; pectoral rays14 (rarely 15), the lower 6 unbranched and thickened; gill rakers 4-5 + 13-14; lateral-line scales 49-52; scales above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 4; serrae on margin of preopercle 14-24 (increasing, in general, with growth); caudal fin slightly emarginate; body red dorsally, white ventrally, with five slightly oblique, reddish brown bars below dorsal fin; a large oblong black spot anteriorly on caudal peduncle; a dark brown spot on opercle; ventral half of body with brownish red blotches of eye to pupil size (Ref. 80044). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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