Diagnostic Description
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Pyloric caeca 29 to 37. Scales fairly large with conical spinules arranged in widely divergent V rows or in quincunx pattern. Snout with a black margin along its leading edge only; first dorsal fin with black stripe on membrane between second spinous ray and first branched ray, otherwise generally dusky.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Analspines: 0
Trophic Strategy
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Feeds primarily on fish (including Bregmaceros) and squid, but polychaetes and pagurid crabs have also been found in the stomach.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Feeds primarily on fish (including Bregmaceros) and squid, but polychaetes and Pagurids crabs have also been found in the stomach (Ref. 1371).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
Description
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Feeds primarily on fish (inlcuding Bregmaceros) and squid, but polychaetes and pagurid crabs have also been found in the stomach.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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