Jaguar dottyback
📖 Overview
A very aggressive species that readily attacks the camera when it sees its own reflection. Mainly found on deep coastal slopes with remote sponges and crinoids in about 30 m depth and often occurs in pairs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. The Bali and Lombok population was recently described as a separate species as P. steenei on the bases of color differences. The white bar behind the eye, used to distinguish the species, fades in the Philippine and northern Australian populations, while in Sulawesi, it shows clearly. The ones with the orange head are thought to be male. : elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Jaguar dottyback is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Jaguar dottyback is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Jaguar dottyback is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 12 - 25 m . Tropical Central Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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