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Etymology: Rabaulichthys: Perhaps from Rabaul, the capital of Papua New Guinea + Greek, ichthys = fish; suzukii: Named in honor of Keiu Suzuki, who has served as an assistant to the senior author for more than 12 years and helped collect the holotype (Ref. 45336). More on author: Randall.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 15 m (Ref. 45336). Subtropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 45336)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 16;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7;
Vertebrae: 26. Rear half of orbit with fleshy papillae; body depth 3.6-3.85 in SL; dorsal fin of male greatly elevated, the longest spine about equal to head length, 29.3% SL; fresh coloration of male magenta with obscure dark brown bars on dorsal two-thirds of body; a dark orange-red band, edged in lavender, from front of snout through eye to upper half of pectoral-fin base; dorsal fin light red; pelvic fins very dark magenta (Ref. 45336).
Forms aggregations over rocky bottoms (Ref. 45336). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 45336).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H. and J.E. Randall, 2001. Rabaulichthys suzukii, a new anthiine fish from Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 48(1):77-81. (Ref. 45336)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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