| Plesiopidae (Roundheads), subfamily: Acanthoclininae |
| 1.64 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 17 - 30 m |
| Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 18-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal spines: 7-7; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D XVIII,4; A VII,4; pectoral-fin rays 18; caudal fin not connected to last rays of dorsal and anal fins by membrane; caudal peduncle with a pale yellowish brown bar, which extends broadly on to caudal fin (Ref. 95091). |
| This species was collected on a small reef platform (about 3 x 1 m), with small corals on sand, on steep coral reef slope. The coral slope with mixed patches of corals and caves and extended down to a depth of 30 m, becoming a sandy slope below this depth (Ref. 95091). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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