Diagnostic Description
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Head short; snout blunt, rounded; pectoral fins extending far beyond the anal fin origin; filamentous ray of pelvic fins extending slightly beyond the anal fin origin; color is dark; roof of mouth with dark anchor-shaped pigment pattern (Ref. 1371).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 57 - 63; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 54 - 62
Trophic Strategy
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Often rather abundant on the upper slope (Ref. 1371). Feeds on polychaetes and copepods (Ref. 58748).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Often rather abundant on the upper slope (Ref. 1371).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: widespread in tropical waters, including the Caribbean, east coast of America between 40°N and 30°S
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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Often rather abundant on the upper slope.
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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nektonic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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