Diagnostic Description
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Snout length almost equal to orbit diameter; third dorsal spine not elongated (Ref. 13608).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Found on soft substrate. Have a thick glandular tissue on posterior margin of fin spines which is believed to be venomous (Ref. 57406).
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: Georgia, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; not occurring in the West Indies; MCZ 64854 from 39.3oN, -72.38oW
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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benthic
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Habitat
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demersal, on soft substrate from 75 - 440 m
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