Labridae (Wrasses) |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
reef-associated; marine |
Northwest Pacific: central Honshu to Okinawajima in Japan; South Korea, southern China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. |
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Retires under low rock ledges at night. Feeds mainly on small benthic organisms (small crustaceans, mollusks and polychaete worms, sponges, coral polyps). Hibernates in the sand in winter. |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Museum: BPBM 35140, 67 mm SL;83 mm TL, C; BPBM 35285, 43 mm SL; BPBM 35337, 36 mm SL; Ida Specimen 7608 (Ref. 26066). |
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