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Inhabits outer reef slopes to depths of at least 50 m, inner reef flats and lagoons. Juveniles common in weedy areas of estuaries (Ref. 4919). Also found in coastal bays and estuaries, usually near rocky reef or on sand-stretches between reefs with low algae-rubble reef to about 20 meters depth, or in shallow with sparse seagrass growth (Ref. 48637). Usually solitary and territorial on sandy to rubble areas. Feeds on fleshy, calcareous, or coralline algae, detritus, mollusks, tunicates, sponges, corals, zoanthid anemones, crabs, tube worms and echinoderms.
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Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier, 1830)
Threespot damselfish |
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Rhabdalestes leleupi Poll, 1967 |
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Choerodon azurio (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Scarbreast tuskfin |
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Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792)
Indo-Pacific sailfish |
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Rana esculenta Linnaeus, 1758
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