Diagnostic Description
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Plain, with silvery sides, a barred caudal fin and rounded snout, somewhat reminiscent of the silver oceanic or pelagic pufferfishes Lagocephalus that occur in the same area and represents a possible case of mimicry (Ref. 48636).
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits sandy and muddy areas in coastal waters (Ref. 9137).
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Inhabits sandy and muddy areas in coastal waters (Ref. 9137). Seen in small groups in about 15 m depth (Ref. 48636).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
分布
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分布於西太平洋區,由日本至印尼東部。台灣分布於南部海域。
利用
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可利用流刺網、延繩釣或底拖網等漁法捕獲。魚肉細緻,油炸、紅燒、煮味噌湯,味道皆可口。特殊之覓食行為,故常被水族館做展示用。
描述
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體延長而稍側扁,呈長橢圓形。頭中大;口小,下位;吻圓鈍;上下頜齒細小,鋤骨與腭骨具齒,均多形成絨毛狀齒帶;上頜延長至眼下方約1/3處。頦部縫合處具一對長鬚。前鰓蓋骨後緣平滑;鰓蓋骨後緣具一短棘;鰓蓋膜與峽部分離;鰓耙數7-8
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19-21。體被中大櫛鱗,易脫落;側線完全,側線鱗數38,側線鱗上之側線管分枝。背鰭兩個,彼此分離;胸鰭軟條數15-16;尾鰭叉尾形。體背銀灰色,體側銀白色,有時帶淡紅色光澤,無任何縱帶,腹部白色。第一背鰭末端有一黑色斑塊,二個背鰭的鰭膜上亦有暗色的縱帶,尾鰭上葉有4-5條及下葉有3-4條黑色或褐色的斜紋。
棲地
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主要棲息於沿岸及近海沙泥底質,經常成小群的在砂泥底質的棲地,翻動底沙泥,尋找底棲的軟體動物及甲殼類。