| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Allen, G.R., 1993 |
| Comments |
Found in lagoon reefs and outer reef flat and slope, 3-15 m. Searches the bottom for small fishes and benthic invertebrates (e.g. shrimps - alpheids and penaieds; isopods, copepods, crab larvae, polychaete worms). This feed relatively close to cover, within about 1-2 m (Ref. 11890). Known from Kimbe bay (Ref. 28888) and Milne Bay (Ref. 41464). Also Ref. 6192, 6771. |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html | ||