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- Evolution and Systematics
- Catalogue of Life Synonyms
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Overview
Biology
Source and Additional Information
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Inhabit shallow sheltered reefs (Ref. 9710). Adults usually with sponges; juveniles openly on sand or reef, mimicking small sponges or nudibranchs (Ref. 48635). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' (Ref. 6773).
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Mystus mysticetus Roberts, 1992 |
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Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758
Tropical two-wing flyingfish |
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Aulopareia unicolor (Valenciennes, 1837) |
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Hemitaurichthys thompsoni Fowler, 1923
Thompson's butterflyfish |
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Plectorhinchus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Yellowbanded sweetlips |