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Dwarf Wrymouth

Cryptacanthodes aleutensis (Gilbert 1896)

Diagnostic Description

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Caudal rounded.

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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 60 - 69; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 45 - 49

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Trophic Strategy

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Juveniles were observed eating copepods (Ref. 6885).

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Recorder: Pascualita Sa-a

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Biology

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Apparently lives partly buried in mud bottoms (Ref. 2850, 4925).

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Recorder: Rainer Froese

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