Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Dark brown in color with white or silvery blotch on body (above pectorals) and yellow or black markings (Ref. 5499).

Common Names

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Rooihuidvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Redskinfish , English , Malaysia

Redskinfish , English , Micronesia

Redskinfish , English , South Africa

Redskinfish , English , Global

Poisson-feuille Peau-Rouge , French , France

Depu , Malay , Malaysia

Depu merah , Malay , Malaysia

Lepu , Malay , Malaysia

紅帆鰭鮋 , Mandarin Chinese , China

红帆鳍鲉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei

Family: Tetrarogidae

Genus: Ablabys

Species: Ablabys binotatus (Peters, 1855)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: Zanzibar, Tanzania to the Xora River mouth, South Africa. Possibly occurring in Seychelles (Ref. 1623).

Biology

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Inhabits shallow subtidal areas among weeds. Rocks back and forth (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

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benthopelagic