Diagnostic Description
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Gray with violet hue and lighter below with metallic luster. In alcohol, purplish gray or light brown dorsally (Ref. 11892).
- Recorder
- Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34; Analsoft rays: 30
- Recorder
- Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
Trophic Strategy
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Feeds on zooplankton.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Feeds on zooplankton. The storage of lipids in cells of adipose tissue as well as the reduced calcification of the skeleton provide buoyancy to this species.
- Recorder
- Astrid Jarre-Teichmann
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
- Recorder
- Astrid Jarre-Teichmann
