Enneapterygius Destai

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit bays and lagoons rich in corals, 2-12 m; usually found in crevices near Porites or on the vertical face of this coral . Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites . Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Diagnosis: Dorsal fins III + XI-XIII + 8-9 (usually III + XI-XII +8- 9); anal fin I, 15-17 (usually 16); pectoral fin 15: 3+5+7. LL, pored scales8-12; notched scales 21-23, starting at 2 scale rows below the end of the pored series; total lateral scales 28-29; transverse scales 2/5; nape with scales, abdomen scaleless, single row of scales at base of pectoral fin. Body depth 4.5-5.2 in SL. Vertebrae 10 + 21-22. Dentary pores 3 + 2 + 3; head 3.1-3.4 in SL; eye 2.5-3.0 in head length; orbital cirrus minute, rounded flap about half the diameter of pupil, distally serrated margin; supratemporal sensory canal crescent-shaped; first dorsal fin same height in males and females, about 60% of the second. Key features are: body bars brown; caudal peduncle spots 2 black, the lower one smaller; five black blotches on anal fin, anteriormost largest and darkest; face pink with brown bar below eye; first dorsal fin crimson in males .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Enneapterygius Destai is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Enneapterygius Destai is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Enneapterygius Destai is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 12 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Red Sea.

🌿 Ecology

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