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Diagnostic Description

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Snout blunt, but not rounded, without a sharp rostral spine, its antero lateral margin incompletely supported by bone; chin barbel short. Head dark brown dorsally, with small pale spots. Body dark brownish with 8 or 9 pale longitudinal stripes. First dorsal fin tip black; anal fin with a blackish stripe posteriorly; the mouth and gill cavities blackish.
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Recorder
Rodolfo B. Reyes
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0
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Rodolfo B. Reyes
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Trophic Strategy

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Generally demersal, on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563). Feeds on octopods, fish, and decapod crustaceans.
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Recorder
Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Generally demersal, on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563). Feeds on octopods, fish, and decapod crustaceans.
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Recorder
Susan M. Luna
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