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Diagnostic Description

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Similar to P. gigantea but differs from it by a small mouth (3.3.to 3.9 times in head length), few scales on the lateral line, few pectoral rays, and pale snout and jaws.
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Recorder
Rodolfo B. Reyes
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 89 - 99; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 69 - 79
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Biology

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Inhabits sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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