Haemulidae (Grunts), subfamily: Haemulinae |
12.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
pelagic-neritic; depth range - 30 m |
Northwest Pacific: East Asian Shelf , including Taiwan and Okinawa Island and Miyazaki Prefecture (southern Japan). |
Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-7. Five separate and goldish-yellow stripes on the body with the third stripe not meeting the fourth stripe. No dark blotch on the upper opercle but with a yellow stripe when alive. Pored lateral line scales 52 - 54 and 5 - 6 on the scaly sheath of the caudal fin. Body depth in SL, 2.84 - 3.16; suborbital depth in eye diameter 2/3. Pectoral fin tip when vented, do not usually reach to the pelvic fin tip but sometimes equal (Ref. 37522). |
A rare species collected from depths less than 30 meters (Ref. 37522). |
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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