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    Species: Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
    Class: C
    Synonyms: Gobius quinquestrigatus
    Environment: Reef-associated; marine
    Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637 )
    Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Philippines to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia (including Rowley Shoals, Western Australia) and Tonga.
    Description: Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Uniformly brown, reddish-brown, gray or black with about 5 thin light bars on a reddish head.
    Biology: Found in groups among branches of Acropora coral (Ref. 9710, 48637); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446 ). Monogamous (Ref. 52884 ). The male takes care of eggs deposited on a coral branch (Ref. 32163 ). Has the ability to change sex in both directions to favor reproductive success (Ref. 32163 ).
    Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=22462
    WoRMS: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
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