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Main identification features
Single dorsal fin, rays XI,17; anal rays III,12-13; soft dorsal and anal high, triangular pectoral rays 16-17; gill rakers on first arch 5 + 12; scales very small, about 115- 130 in midlateral series; lateral line strongly arched; mouth small; teeth fused, forming a continuous beak-like structure with a median suture in each jaw; body compressed, deep (depth 1.6-2.1 in standard length); head 2.8-3.1 in standard length; margin of preopercle finely serrate; tail straight.
Black with profuse white spotting, the spots frequently joined to form irregular maze pattern; lower jaw, breast, and belly white; small juveniles pale with six dark bars.
Size: grows to 61 cm.
Inhabits rocky reefs.
Depth: 3-30 m.
Galapagos and Ecuador to Chile.
Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ).
Depth Range Max: 30 m.
Depth Range Min: 3 m.
Diet: benthic microalgae; sponges/seasquirts/bryozoa; soft corals/hydroids; sea-stars/cucumbers/urchins; sessile crustacea; sessile worms.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=2; Southern limit=-23; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-70; Latitudinal range=25; Longitudinal range=23.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Omnivore.
FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated.
Global Endemism: TEP non-endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: 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: 61 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Temperate Eastern Pacific, primarily; Continent + Island (s); Peruvian province, primarily; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Near Bottom; Bottom + water column;
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- Allen , G.R. and Robertson, D.R., 1994., Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific., Crawford House Press Pty Ltd:1-332.
- Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741.
- Clark, H.W., 1936., The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences.1932. No. 29. New and noteworthy fishes., Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4), 4:21(29):383-396.
- Edgar, G.J. Banks, S., Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M. and Martínez, C., 2004., Regional biogeography of shallow reef fish and macro-invertebrate communities in the Galapagos archipelago., Journal of Biogeography, 31:1107-1124.
- Hildebrand, S.F., 1946., A descriptive catalog of the shore fishes of Peru., Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 189:1-530.
- Humann, P., 1993., Reef Fish Identification: Galapagos., New World Publishing:192pp.
- Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2.
- Kner,., 1867., Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren J. Cäs. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg., Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 56:709-728.
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