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    Species: Gobiodon okinawae
    Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
    Reference:
    Class: C
    Synonyms:
    Environment: Reef-associated; marine, usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 27115 )
    Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334 )
    Distribution: Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 27115 ); 32°N - 24°S Western Pacific: north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals and the southern Great Barrier Reef. Palau and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
    Description: Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Uniformly lemon yellow except for a pale area on the cheek.
    Biology: Lives among staghorn Acropora corals in lagoons and hovers among or above the branches and also rests on them (Ref. 1602, 48637); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446 ). Occurs in aggregations of 5-15 individuals.
    Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=7217
    WoRMS: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiodon okinawae
    Classification Request: Classification Request Not Available




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