Diagnostic Description
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Body brownish, fins darker except first dorsal. With 4 or 5 irregular darker cross-bars, inside of mouth and branchial cavities blackish (Ref. 11892).
- Recorder
- Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 35; Analsoft rays: 31 - 35
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- Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
Trophic Strategy
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Found more commonly at depths greater than 300 m. Feeds on amphipods (mainly Orchomene plebs), errant polychaetes, and in lesser amounts, fishes. Isopods and other crustaceans are probably included in the diet.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Found more commonly at depths greater than 300 m. Adults feed on amphipods (mainly Orchomene plebs), errant polychaetes, and in lesser amounts, fishes. Isopods and other crustaceans are probably included in the diet.
- Recorder
- Astrid Jarre-Teichmann
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
- Recorder
- Astrid Jarre-Teichmann