Shy toby
📖 Overview
Inhabits invertebrate-rich inshore reef to outer reef walls where usually in caves in depths of about 25 meters or more. Found singly or in pairs and on one occasion a small groups was observed among plate-corals on soft bottom . Feeds on algae and small invertebrates . Moves fleetingly from one hole of the reef to the other. Very secretive.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 9. : short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shy toby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 53 m . Tropical north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
🌿 Ecology
algae and small invertebrates (Ref
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📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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