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Occurs in seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Also in deep coastal to outer reef slopes and drop-offs (Ref. 48636). Solitary or in pairs in the surge zone, rarely to 30 m (Ref. 9710). Swims in small groups, each with several females and a single dominant male (Ref. 48636). Feeds on small crustaceans, mollusks and polychaetes. Buries in sand at night (Ref. 9710).
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Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815)
Ocean triggerfish |
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Centropyge multispinis (Playfair, 1867)
Dusky angelfish |
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Larimus effulgens Gilbert, 1898
Shining drum |
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Mastacembelus moorii Boulenger, 1898 |
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Pseudojuloides atavai Randall & Randall, 1981
Polynesian wrasse |