Diagnostic Description
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Mouth small, contained 2.6 to 2.9 times in head length. Maxillary extending to anterior margin of the eye. Few scales on lateral line, and few dorsal and anal fin rays. Attains 10 cm SL.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 92 - 98; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 69 - 77
Trophic Strategy
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Feeds on benthic animals.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Feeds on benthic animals.
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
分布
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分布於西太平洋區,由日本南下至新加勒多尼亞。台灣主要分布於西南部及東北部海域。
利用
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是可食用的魚類,唯產量不大。
描述
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體稍延長型而扁平,呈長橢圓形。頭大型,吻短鈍。眼位於體之左側;下眼稍前於上眼,兩眼間有一狹小骨脊,上眼前有凹陷。口中型;上頜延伸至下眼前方或中央下方;齒呈一列,上頜及下頜齒大小相同,各間隔亦皆同緊密。鰓耙長扁。眼側被弱櫛鱗,盲側被圓鱗;僅眼側具側線,側線鱗數49-53。背鰭起始於吻後上方,鰭條正常,具軟條92-98;臀鰭正常,具軟條69-77;胸鰭短於頭長;尾鰭尖圓型。眼側體呈淡棕色,無任何斑點;盲側灰白色。
棲地
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幼魚時期像其它一般魚類行浮游生活,在水中游動攝食浮游生物,長大後因體型變化,降至海底,行底棲生活,棲息在砂泥底域,大半時間埋在泥砂中,僅露出兩眼,以捕食小魚或無脊椎動物為主。