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Littoral (10-20 m) around rocks, offshore reefs, and seaweed. Young often in intertidal areas. All are born females and change sex when they are 4-14 years old (Ref. 35388). One (or more) female spawns in nest of algae, built by male in a crevice. Feed on crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 4742).
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Thamnaconus analis (Waite, 1904)
Triggerfish |
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Echidna nocturna (Cope, 1872)
Freckled moray |
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Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Silky shark |
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Cirripectes obscurus (Borodin, 1927)
Gargantuan blenny |
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Paracirrhites nisus Randall, 1963 |