Diagnostic Description
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Rostral spine long and curved, reaching tip of snout, without vertical basal component; peritoneum pale; no median basibranchial tooth patch; head extensively covered with imbricate rows of cycloid scales except for snout and throat; body tapering to point, dagger-shaped (Ref. 34024).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 133 - 140; Analsoft rays: 110 - 119; Vertebrae: 73 - 77
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Reported to reach 280 m depth (Ref. 7251). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Florida in the USA
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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