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False Cusk

Parabrotula plagiophthalma Zugmayer 1911

Diagnostic Description

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Body long, naked and compressed. Skin loose, thin but not gelatinous. Snout pointed. Gill opening large. Head and body uniformly dark brown in alcohol (Ref. 35852).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 37 - 41; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 34 - 38
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Biology

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Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Viviparous (Ref. 10800). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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