Diagnostic Description
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This species is distinguished by the following characters: head length 5.0-6.7, body depth 2.5-3.2 in SL; upper profile with notch anterodorsal to upper margin of upper eye; pointrf snout; pectoral-fin length of ocular side 9.7-11.7 in SL or about half of HL; teeth on the lower jaw of the blind side a narrow band; dorsal fin beginning behind posterior nostril nostrils of blind side, the first two rays detached from other rays, no rays prolonged and doral-fin pterigiophores shorter than neural spines of first four caudal vertebrae; D 99-110, A 78-88, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 12-15, on blind-side 10-13, lateral line scales 86-100, gill rakers 3-5 + 5-9, vertebrae 10-11 + 36-38 (Ref. 126083).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 99 - 110; Analsoft rays: 78 - 88; Vertebrae: 46 - 49
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Trophic Strategy
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Feeds on benthic animals.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Feeds on benthic animals.
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區,包括台灣、南中國海、巴布新幾內亞及澳洲北部。台灣主要分布於西南部海域。
利用
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較罕見之魚種,偶為底拖網捕獲。
描述
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體呈槍尖形;兩眼均在左側;頭背緣輪廓幾呈直緣,標準體長為頭長5.5-6.0倍。頭小。吻短鈍。下眼稍前於上眼,眼間隔窄,兩眼間有一狹小骨脊。口小,上頜延伸至下眼前緣,上頜較眼徑短;上下頜齒小,且僅盲側有齒,眼側不具齒;腭骨無齒。鰓膜不與峽部相連;鰓耙短小不呈鋸齒狀。體被易脫落之小圓鱗,兩側皆被圓鱗,奇鰭鰭條被鱗;眼側具側線,盲側無側線;側線鱗數97-105。背鰭前端兩鰭條呈獨立分開狀,軟條數106-111;臀鰭正常,軟條84-89;胸鰭短於頭長;左右腹鰭不對稱;尾鰭圓形,軟條數17-18。體黃褐色,具不明顯之斑紋,背鰭和臀鰭緣色暗,尾鰭緣微暗;盲側乳黃色。
棲地
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主要棲息於大陸棚砂泥質的海域。肉食性魚類,主要捕食底棲性的甲殼類或是其它種類的小魚。