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Main identification features
Dorsal rays X,12-14 (usually 13); anal rays III,13-14 (usually 14); pectoral rays 17-19 (usually 18); lateral-line scales 65-79; scale rows between lateral line and dorsal fin origin 10-13; rakers on first gill arch 19-23; head not symetrical (mouth opens above midline); pelvic fins relatively short, usually less than head length; no large flat spine at angle of preopercle, its rear edge scaly; tail with W-shaped rear border.
Overall crimson, including fins and iris of eye; membranes of pelvic fin black; no dark spotting on fins.
Size: to 32 cm.
Inhabits rocky bottoms.
Depth: 10-275 m.
Hawaiian Islands and tropical eastern Pacific; in the latter region it is the Revillagigedos Islands and Alijos rocks west of southern Baja.
Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos).
Depth Range Max: 275 m.
Depth Range Min: 10 m.
Diet: Pelagic crustacea; zooplankton.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=20; Southern limit=19; Western limit=-115; Eastern limit=-111; Latitudinal range=1; Longitudinal range=4.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore.
FishBase Habitat: Demersal.
Global Endemism: TEP non-endemic; Pacific only (East + Central &/or West); Central + East Pacific (but not West); "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); 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: 32 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Island (s) only; Eastern Pacific non-endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Mid Water; Near Bottom; Bottom + water column;
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