Diagnostic Description
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Head uniformly and completely scaled; snout short, blunt, with stout scutes at its tip and lateral angles; chin with thick barbel. Scales adherent; body scales with spine-like spinules in parallel rows.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Analspines: 0
Biology
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A rare species found in the continental slope (Ref. 9315). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest