Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 217 m (Ref. 86942). Temperate
Western Pacific: Japan and China. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 43 - 44. Recognized by the black spot on the head. Males lack dorsal filaments but have a long extended ventral fin ray (Ref. 48636).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on sandy bottoms in shallow waters (Ref. 32211). Seen singly or in coastal sand slopes (Ref. 48636). Feed on zooplankton (Ref. 9137).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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