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<mods:title>A description of the early juvenile colour patterns of eleven Lethrinus species (Pisces: Lethrinidae) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia</mods:title>
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<paragraph blockId="20.[1590,1990,540,579]" box="[1590,1990,540,579]" pageId="20" pageNumber="75">PI. 2E-H, Fig. 5B,C,E</paragraph>
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.
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Diagnosis. Body moderately deep, depth 2.5-3.0 in SL; 5.5 dorsal scale rows, 15-16 ventral scale rows; maxillary serrations 5-7 at
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, 1-4 at
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, 0-2 at 30- 39, absent thereafter; cheek scales present at
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, variable at
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, absent at less than
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; dorsal spine 4 or 5 the longest at less than
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.
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Diagnostic colour notes. Body and head cream to pale grey-tan; banding intense, shoulder blotch cuboidal or vertically-rectangular, seldom with pale halo, not crossing lateral-line; dorsal margin of lateral-line silvery cream; 2-4 orange-tan primary stripes, pectoral stripe of greatest width and intensity; dark mid-lateral stripe frequently displayed (
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), intense, width approximately 5.0 in body depth; fins mostly hyaline.
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Colour notes. Minimal change in colour patterns throughout juvenile ontogeny, frequently displays dark intermittent patterns, able to switch colour patterns in 1-3 seconds. At
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, recently-settled: body cream, abdomen silver, lateral-line cryptic; 4-7 indistinct grey bands along dorsum, may join faint ventral bands at lateralline; shoulder-blotch dark grey, often inconspicuous, cuboidal (Fig. 5B), never crossing lateral-line, without pale halo, rapidly switched on or off within 2-3 seconds; 2-3 indistinct primary stripes, pale orange-tan, dorsal and ventral stripes often indistinguishable, pectoral stripe marginally widerthan orbital stripe; nape and snout yellowtan, cheek silver without dark markings; fins hyaline.
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At
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(
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. 2E-G): body pale grey-tan, belly off-white, lateral-line usually distinct, dorsal margin offwhite; banding and shoulder blotch distinct and intense when alive (
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. 2E,F), fading after death (
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. 2G), medial dorsal bands usually joining 2-3 cuboidal blotches below lateral-line (
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. 2E,F), ventral bands extending diagonally between blotches and belly, shoulder blotch distinct, mostly vertically-rectangular (Fig. 5C,E,
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. 2F,G), occasionally cuboidal (Fig. 5B,
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. 2E), seldom bordering lateral-line, rarely with pale halo; dark mid-lateral stripe frequently seen in field, dark brown to black, width approximately 5.0 in body depth; primary stripes orange-pink to orangetan, dorsal stripe seldom conspicuous, pectoral stripe slightly wider than others (as in
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. 2G); head similar to body, nape and snout uniform or mottled tan, black nearvertical band often bisecting orbit in field, grey blotch below orbit from
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(inverted v-shaped band from
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) and dark grey to brown blotches along rear margin of preoperculum and operculum in captivity; fins mostly hyaline, pale pink distally in field, anterior half of spinous fins off-white with scattered brown patches.
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Colour in alcohol. At
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, body off-white, dark banding and shoulder blotch dulled, primary stripes lost, fins hyaline; at greater than
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, body and head olive to grey-tan, belly off-white, banding and dark head markings distinct though dulled, primary stripes lost; fins hyaline. After preservation,
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<emphasis box="[717,921,1069,1108]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. obsoletus</emphasis>
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juveniles (
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) are often indistinguishable from
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<emphasis box="[919,1089,1115,1154]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. lentjan</emphasis>
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and
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,
</emphasis>
preventing identification beyond
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.
</emphasis>
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Ecology. Common, mostly solitary, occasionally joins small (approximately 10-15 individuals) multi-species schools with similarly-sized congeners
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(
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,
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,
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),
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,
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and
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<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Shaw" baseAuthorityYear="1803" box="[958,1133,1496,1535]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Mullidae" genus="Parupeneus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="21" pageNumber="76" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="indicus">P. indicus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and particularly
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;
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settles at
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into shallow seagrass cover (
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;
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,
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,
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)
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on fringing and lagoonal reefs, an ontogenetic shift apparent to adjacent reef-flat habitats at
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, individuals
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only occasionally encountered within shallow areas; forages diurnally off seagrass leaves (
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) or on benthic items (at greater than
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), no aggressive interactions noted, individuals
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rapidly seek shelter within the seagrass canopy when disturbed.
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Field identification. Generally an easy species to identify in the field, although can be confused with
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">
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,
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Lacepede" baseAuthorityYear="1802" box="[235,403,2153,2192]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lethrinidae" genus="Lethrinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="21" pageNumber="76" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lentjan">L. lentjan</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis box="[498,719,2153,2192]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. nebulosus</emphasis>
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(Table 1). Small specimens (
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) can be distinguished from
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<emphasis box="[924,1141,2199,2238]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. nebulosus</emphasis>
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and
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Lacepede" baseAuthorityYear="1802" box="[235,403,2245,2284]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lethrinidae" genus="Lethrinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="21" pageNumber="76" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lentjan">
<emphasis box="[235,403,2245,2284]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. lentjan</emphasis>
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by their intense shoulder blotch (Fig. 5) and orange to orange-tan primary stripes. At this size,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. obsoletus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis box="[480,722,2337,2375]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. genivittatus</emphasis>
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can be reliably separated by their primary stripes, dorsal bands, and shoulder blotch. At greater than
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,
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<emphasis box="[649,854,2428,2467]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. obsoletus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from other species by the prominent orange-pink to orangetan pectoral stripe. During display of the dark mid-lateral stripe, the off-white dorsal border of the lateral-line, in combination with a moderately-deep body profile (cf. pale dorsal border with slender body in
<emphasis box="[898,1167,2658,2697]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicName box="[898,1148,2658,2697]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lethrinidae" genus="Lethrinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="21" pageNumber="76" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="variegatus">L. variegatus</taxonomicName>
),
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is diagnostic. At all sizes, individuals may need to be observed for several minutes before the full range of colour patterns can be ascertained. At less than
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, the collection of specimens for examination of freshly-killed colours may also be necessary. Further notes on separating these species in the field are given in the &quot;Field Identification&quot; sections of
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<emphasis box="[691,934,2980,3019]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. genivittatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis box="[1026,1200,2980,3019]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Lacepede" baseAuthorityYear="1802" box="[1026,1195,2980,3019]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Lethrinidae" genus="Lethrinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="21" pageNumber="76" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lentjan">L. lentjan</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="21.[232,1217,2060,3156]" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">
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<emphasis box="[232,560,3026,3065]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">Lethrinus obsoletus</emphasis>
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appears unique among GBR lethrinids in continuing to display a dark mid-lateral stripe pattern throughout the adult stage (
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. 2H).
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<subSubSection pageId="21" pageNumber="76" type="reference_group">
<paragraph blockId="21.[1291,2272,411,681]" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">
Previous descriptions.
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included a colour sketch of a captive
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TL specimen (as
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)
</emphasis>
along with brief descriptions of the stress, resting and freshly-killed colouration displayed by &quot;very young&quot; specimens (sizes not given).
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provided a colour plate of a specimen
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total length.
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<paragraph blockId="21.[1291,2271,747,1200]" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">
Identification notes.
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note the presence of a &quot;knob&quot; on the outer surface of the maxilla in
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<emphasis box="[1291,1494,839,878]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. obsoletus</emphasis>
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to be useful for separating this species from other lethrinids. This character is indistinguishable at less than
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. Alternative meristic and morphological measurements (particularly the number of dorsal scale rows, presence of cheek scales and number of maxillary serrations), along with the shoulder blotch and primary stripes, represent the easiest means of distinguishing smaller
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<emphasis box="[1426,1630,1161,1200]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="76">L. obsoletus</emphasis>
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from other close species.
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Valenciennes
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Material examined. (
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I.34928-001 (1:
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Diagnosis. Body moderately elongate, body depth
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Diagnostic colour notes. Dorsum pale olive-grey, shading to silvery off-white ventrally; dark markings intense, shoulder blotch horizontally-rectangular, ventral bands diagonal (Fig. 3D,
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; spinous fins with dense melanophores, appearing dark grey when folded at rest.
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Colour notes. At
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: dorsum off-white tan to olivaceus tan, body silvery off-white ventrally, lateral-line mostly cryptic, occasionally faded yellow-tan stripe along ventral margin; dark markings prominent, particularly in field (as in
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Plate 3.
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common in field, banding switched olT, narrower than that of other Jethrinids, width 6.0 in body depth, switched on or off rapidly; lips, snout and nape mouled grey, preoperculum and venlral half of operculum silvery white with indistinct dark blotches along posterior margins. funher dark blotch forming below orbit; fins mostly hyaline, anterior half of spinous fins with off-white and yellow patches interspersed by dark grey blotches, pale orange-pink distally at greater than
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, appearing dark grey when folded at rest.
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At
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, as in smaller specimens, dark markings on head and body more intense, 5-6 dark blotches on operculum. 2 dark blotches below orbit and 2 bands between mouth and orbit: fins with oblique maroon bands, interspaces off-white yellow. pale scarlet dislally.
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Ecology. Uncommon al Green Island. restricted to shoreline seagrass areas (
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, fIafodllfe. Thaiassia),
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occurring over shallow (
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open sand/coral rubble at greater than
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; not appearing site-attached, a single
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individual was observed swimming in a loose multi-species school with similar-sized
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,
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species (
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,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="78">
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periodically picking food items off seagrass blades and adjacent substratum; no aggressive interactions noted, other field behaviours unknown.
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Field identification. Rarely encountered in the field as early juveniles, a combination of the slender body and snoutprofiles, horizontal shoulderblotch,narrow mid-lateral stripe, ventral diagonal banding and absence of coloured primary stripes may distinguish this species. The intense fin pigmentation characteristic of dead specimens was not noted in field observations, althoughis faintly visible in the colour plate of a
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. During display of the dark mid-lateral stripe pattern,
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may be confused with numerous species, particularly
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.
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Individuals may need to be followed for several minutes before other patterns are displayed.
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Previous descriptions.
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included a colour plate of
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(as
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showing the characteristic horizontal shoulder blotch and ventral banding. A
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is shown in
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. 56E), displaying the intense shoulder blotch and narrow mid-lateral stripe characteristic of field observations.
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. 53) also figured the
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Remarks. Freshly collected
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species of a similar size. Specimens retained frozen or in alcohol for extended periods were noted to display near-identical banding to
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particularly if the orange primary stripes in the latter species had faded. Such material may be reliably separated using the number of dorsal scale rows, shape of the shoulder blotch, and intensity of pelvic-fin pigmentation.
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Diagnosis. Body relatively deep, its depth
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(rarely 4 at greater than
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fins hyaline, pink to pale scarlet distally; pale scarlet band along rear margin of operculum at greater than
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; dark markings seldom displayed.
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Colour notes. A striking species with few differences in colouration between adults and juveniles, difficult to confuse with other
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<emphasis box="[1622,1783,723,762]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="78">Lethrinus</emphasis>
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species. At
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(
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. 3A): dorsum and nape pale grey-tan, flank silvery offwhite, belly off-white; 4 prominent bright orange primary stripes, of similar width and intensity, fine grey borders, interspaces grey-tan or silvery off-white, dorsal stripe extending to below medial dorsal rays, remaining stripes terminating at base of caudal peduncle; black banding and cuboidal shoulder blotch seldom displayed infield although common at capture (
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. 3C) and after death, rapidly switched on or off, 6-7 bands along dorsum, most connecting with further banding between lateral-line and belly, 2-3 similar bands along caudal peduncle; dark midlateral stripe occasionally displayed in field, dark grey, width approximately 4.0 in body depth, obscuring dorsal and orbital stripes, pectoral and ventral stripes usually remaining visible though dulled; head similar to body, snout yellow-brown, cheek silvery off-white, may have diffuse tan blotch, eye often bisected by near-vertical black band in field, pale scarlet band developing along rear margin of operculum from
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(faded in
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. 3C); fins mostly hyaline, caudal and pectoral fins pale pinkish yellow, anterior half of spinous fins off-white with dark grey patches basally, deep pink to scarlet distally in field, diffuse pink at capture (as in
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. 3C) and when freshly-killed.
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At greater than
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, body, head and fins as in smaller specimens, dark mid-lateral stripe and banding absent.
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Ecology. Uncommon at Green Island, settles at
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into shallow reef seagrass habitats, remaining there until
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; solitary, not appearing site attached, seldom in close association with other fishes, occasionally joining small loose schools with juvenile
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<taxonomicName authority=", Siganusjuscescens" authorityName="Siganusjuscescens" class="Actinopterygii" family="Labridae" genus="Stethojulis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="23" pageNumber="78" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="strigiventor">Stethojulis strigiventor, Siganusjuscescens</taxonomicName>
,
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and congeners of a similar size, particularly in the presence of piscivorous carangids or lutjanids; at
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periodically resting briefly at the base of the seagrass canopy in tall-dense
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<emphasis box="[1661,1862,2698,2737]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="78">Cymodocea</emphasis>
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and
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,
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fleeing over the canopy when disturbed.
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Field identification. Juvenile
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<emphasis box="[1890,2091,2857,2896]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="78">L. ornatus</emphasis>
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are best distinguished in the field by their deep body profile, intense orange primary stripes and rarity of conspicuous dark banding or mid-lateral stripe patterns (cf. frequent displays in other species with bright primary stripes). Recentlysettled specimens display near-identical colouration to later stages, although less conspicuously.
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