Diagnostic Description
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Distinguished by the following characteristics: laterally compressed head and body; large mouth and very oblique; completely scaled body with ctenoid scales; first dorsal with VII spines; pelvic fins fused forming a disc; caudal fin lanceolate (Ref. 92840).
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- Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 11 - 14
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- Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
Biology
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Inhabits muddy bottoms at depths ranging from 10-120 meters (Ref. 92840).