Diagnostic Description
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Body depth 9.5 or less in SL; head length about 1/2 preanal length; branchiostegal rays 8-9; no prominent spines on top or side of head; lower pectoral rays free and stronger than upper ones; caudal fin rays 6; precaudal vertebrae 17-19 (Ref. 34024).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Locally abundant (Ref. 34024). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 34024. Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
