Taeniamia Pallida
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Diagnosis: Rays: dorsal VI + I,9; anal II,13-14; pectoral rays 14 (rarely 15). Gill rakers 5-6 + 13-15. Lateral-line scales 25+3. Median predorsal scales 5-6. Body depth 2.95-3.1 in SL; body width 2.2-2.4 in body depth; eye diameter 3.2-3.5 in head length; first dorsal spine 1.6-1.9 in second spine; second dorsal spine 2.5-2.7, and third dorsal spine 2.5-2.8 in head length; spine of second dorsal fin 2.2-2.6, and second anal spine 2.7-2.9 in head length; pelvic-fin length 4.8-5.2; caudal-peduncle length 4.1-4.9 in SL. Posterior preopercular edge serrate on lower half; ventral edge serrate on posterior half. Scaly sheath along anal-fin base poorly developed or absent .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Are mouthbrooders . Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 12 m . Tropical east side of Masirah Island, off central Oman.
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