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Cinnabar Goatfish

Parupeneus heptacanthus

Description:

"Body brownish yellow to light red (deeper-dwelling fish more red), the edges of the scales darker, shading to silvery white ventrally; adults with a small reddish brown spot on upper side of body just below seventh and eighth lateral-line scales; an indistinct narrow yellow stripe often visible above the lateral line (more evident in juveniles and subadults); dorsal body scales often with a pale blue or pearly spot; faint iridescent blue lines extending dorsoposteriorly and ventroanteriorly from eye, and often a parallel one on the cheek below eye; second dorsal and anal fins with faint pale blue or pink narrow bands alternating with pale yellow." Source: http://www.fishbase.us/country/CountrySp...

Notes:

Night dive. Depth of about 4.5 m. Anilao Pier, Batangas, Philippines

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Eric Noora
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Eric Noora

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Nov 3, 2012
Submitted on Feb 21, 2013

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