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Overview
Biology
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Adults occur in slow-flowing and still waters with fine sandy substrate (Ref. 9696). Filter sand for food particles (Ref. 36876). Nocturnal, stays hidden under rocks or buried in the sand or mud during the day (Ref. 30578). Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Spawn in spring; scatters eggs into mats of plant material (Ref. 36876). Eggs are found attached to gravel and weed in shallow, flowing water (Ref. 41678).
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Platax batavianus Cuvier, 1831
Humpback batfish |
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Parambassis apogonoides (Bleeker, 1851)
Iridescent glassy perchlet |
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Chlorurus rhakoura Randall & Anderson, 1997 |
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Halichoeres aestuaricola Bussing, 1972
Mangrove wrasse |
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Trichonotus halstead Clark & Pohle, 1996
Gold-bar sand-diver |