Main identification features
- black; orange oval rear body
Dorsal rays IX, 29-33; anal rays III, 26-29; pectoral rays 16; body depth 1.7-1.9 in standard length; gill rakers on first arch 16-20; tail fin concave.
Overall bluish black with large eliptical orange patch posteriorly on body; a white slash or short bar covering middle of opercular membrane; tail fin with broad orange bar and white rear margin.
Size: to 26 cm.
Habitat: shallow surge areas of rocky and coral reefs.
Depth: 0-10 m.
The tropical central Pacific; in the eastern Pacific it has been seen near Cape San Lucas (Baja California) and inside the western Gulf, and a pelagic juvenile was collected near Clipperton Island.
Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 10 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: benthic microalgae.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=25; Southern limit=11; Western limit=-111; Eastern limit=-110; Latitudinal range=14; Longitudinal range=1.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Herbivore.
FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated.
Global Endemism: All Pacific (West + Central + East); TEP non-endemic; Pacific only (East + Central &/or West); "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All species.
Habitat: Corals; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 26 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Eastern Pacific non-endemic; All species.
Residency: Vagrant.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;
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