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  • Nº137 # Date: 2008-10-15 - 10:00
  • # Max Depth: 24m Duration: 60mins
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Plectorhinchus orientalis (Bloch, 1793) (oriental sweetlip) Inhabits seaward reefs. Juveniles occur in clear sheltered areas. Usually solitary but occasionally found in large groups .
Plectorhinchus albovittatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Two-stripe sweetlips) Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles in shallow turbid coastal areas . Adults usually solitary, occasionally in pairs; on deep reefs or with sea mounts . At Palau, aggregates to spawn about once a year around new moon of April or May .
Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède, 1801 (Blue and gold fusilier) Inhabits coastal areas, primarily around coral reefs. Found in schools in deep lagoons and along seaward reefs , mixing with other species of fusiliers . Juveniles used as tuna bait fish. Oviparous, with small pelagic eggs .
Caesio striata Rüppell, 1830 (Striped fusilier) Inhabits coastal areas, primarily around coral reefs. Forms aggregations in midwater and feeds on zooplankton. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs .
Caesio suevica Klunzinger, 1884 (Suez fusilier) Inhabits coastal areas, primarily on coral reefs. Forms large midwater aggregations and feeds on zooplankton. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs .
Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816) (Indian mackerel) Adults occur in coastal bays, harbors and deep lagoons, usually in some turbid plankton-rich waters. Form schools. Feed on phytoplankton and small zooplankton . Small groups were seen eating eggs of Cheilio inermis st...
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