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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 10
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Recorder
Crispina B. Binohlan
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Trophic Strategy

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Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes. Traded as an aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 49392).
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Rainer Froese
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Importance

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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus
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