Diagnostic Description
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Irregular rows of thorns along the midbelt of disc. First and second dorsal fins are confluent. Upper surface light brown with a few whitish blotches. Lower surface plain whitish (Ref. 6902).
- Recorder
- Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
Life Cycle
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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205).
Biology
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Deep water species (Ref. 6902). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Males reaches maturity at ca. 25 cm TL, females at ca. 29 cm TL; size at birth unknown (Ref. 114953).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: off North Carolina, and off Delaware Bay to the Gulf of Mexico to Nicaragua and off Suriname
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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benthic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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