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Life Cycle

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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205).
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Biology

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Oviparous. Distinct pairing with embrace. Young may tend to follow large objects, such as their mother (Ref. 205). Eggs are oblong capsules with stiff pointed horns at the corners deposited in sandy or muddy flats (Ref. 205). Egg capsules are 10.6-13.2 cm long and 7.6-8.6 cm wide (Ref. 41298, 41253).
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分布

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分布日本及臺灣。
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利用

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偶由深海底拖網捕獲,非重要之經濟魚類。
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描述

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吻寬廣且延長,其長度約為頭長的一半;眼睛一般大,眼徑長稍小於兩眼眶距離、吻為眼徑之3.2-3.8倍。尾粗,長度約與體盤長相等,體盤寬約為尾長的1.2-1.8倍。兩背鰭大小接近相等。背部表皮覆蓋許多小刺,僅腹鰭前葉無分布,而成熟的雄魚這些小刺在胸鰭的中央,分布會漸漸稀疏,而雌魚在脊椎表層會較密集且與幼魚階段相似;兩個背鰭及尾鰭上皆有分布。項棘約2-6根,肩胛刺1根;尾部有一列刺,約18-28根。腹部平滑無刺。新鮮標本體盤背部呈金褐色,浸漬福馬林後保存後顏色會逐漸轉灰棕色,無任何斑塊;腹部一般呈白色,但尾部顏色較暗。吻部軟骨長,與頭蓋骨相當。腹部及背鰭前脊椎骨數約34-40個、73-82個。腸螺旋瓣10-11個。(陳柔蓉、林沛立2012/11編寫)
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棲地

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深海底棲生物,深度約370-2000公尺。
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