| Family: |
Aulopidae (Aulopus) |
| Max. size: |
22.95 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean in Western Australia and Northwest Pacific in Taiwan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 40-43. Pinkish red with irregularly scattered black spots on back and two rows of violet red spots on lateral side. Dorsal fin with yellowish spots in males and reddish spots in females. Anal fin with a median yellowish stripe in males only (Ref. 31559). Second dorsal ray of males prolonged into a filament; pyloric caeca absent (Ref. 31559). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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