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    Species: Gobiodon citrinus
    Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
    Reference:
    Class: C
    Synonyms: Gobiodon hypselopterus, Gobius citrinus
    Environment: Reef-associated; marine, usually 2 - 20 m (Ref. 27115 )
    Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 6.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710 )
    Distribution: Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115 ); 30°N - 30°S Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique and east to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
    Description: Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9
    Biology: Associated with colonies of broadly branched corals (Acropora spp.) (Ref. 35408 ); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446 ). Produces toxic mucus (Ref. 9360, 48637).Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35408 ).
    Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=7789
    WoRMS: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiodon citrinus
    Classification Request: Classification Request Not Available




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