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Diagnostic Description

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Description: Characterized by having variable color, often shades of red or brown with white mottling; pectoral, pelvic, anal and caudal fins with dark cross bands and/or rows of white spots; large and rounded head; eyes lateral; extremely short snout, nearly vertical anterior profile; strongly oblique mouth; two broad spines over upper lip on lacrimal; deep occipital pit; suborbital ridge lacking distinct spines; slight hump in front of dorsal fin; depth of body 2.2 in SL (Ref. 90102).
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Roxanne Rei Valdestamon
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 5 - 6
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Biology

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Inhabits trawling grounds (Ref. 57406). Benthic (Ref. 75154). Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland (Ref. 57406).
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分布

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分布於西太平洋海域,由日本到澳洲。臺灣北部、西南部、東北部及澎湖等均有分布。
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利用

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小型魚類,除學術研究外,不具經濟價值。
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描述

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體粗壯,稍延長,後部側扁。頭粗大,多凹凸,眼間隔間具有一寬廣的隆起稜,其後方有一似四方型的凹槽。眼中大,上側位,周緣有皮突。前鰓蓋骨5棘;鰓蓋骨2棘。唇具皮瓣。體裸露。背鰭連續,硬棘部鰭膜稍凹入,硬棘短,具 XIV,軟條 5-7(通常為6),最後之鰭條有膜與尾柄相連;臀鰭基底稍長於背鰭軟條部的基底,具硬棘 III,軟條5-6(通常為5),最後之鰭條有膜與尾柄相連;胸鰭寬圓,延伸至肛門後端,無游離鰭;腹鰭鰭條 I+4,胸位,上方鰭條有膜而連於胸部;尾鰭圓截形。體色多變化,ㄧ般多呈黃褐色,體側有寬大的橫紋與黃斑;胸鰭、臀鰭及尾鰭具6-8條深色橫紋。
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棲地

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近海底棲魚種,常隱身於珊瑚叢或海藻叢中,以守株待兔般快速捕捉過往之小魚或甲殼類等為食。背鰭鰭棘下具毒腺,是海中危險生物。
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