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This larva is Malacanthus brevirostris  Guichenot, 1848. Taken at Black Water Dive® in Kume island Okinawa Japan. Total l ength is about 55mm, relatively large larva.  Snout is short protrusion. Frequently to treading water.  Color: Red horizontal stripes pattern on body. Caudal fin has yellow-green dye, the edge has been framed in white and that outside is transparent. The rim and the base of the dorsal and ventral fins has red and yellow-green spots. Larva of  Malacanthus brevirostris  Guichenot, 1848　   TL:55mm REFERENCES: Nakabo, T. (ed.), 2013.  Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, third edition. Tokai University Press, Kanagawa, Pp, 2428. (3-Volume Set)  (in Japanese). Okiyama M. (ed), 2014.  An Atlas of Early Stage Fishes in Japan Second Edition Tokai University Press, Japan. :Pp,1912. (in Japanese).