Diagnostic Description
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Body without prickles (Ref. 559). Brownish above, white below; occasionally with dark spots on flanks (Ref. 4919). Tip of or all lower ray of the caudal white.
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Oviparous. Dwells in benthic muddy, sandy and rocky substrates (Ref. 127989). Young are pelagic (Ref. 7251). Feeds mainly on squid.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Inhabit sandy, muddy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 2683). Young are pelagic (Ref. 7251). Feed mainly on squid. In southeast Brazil captured between 50 and 145 m (Ref. 47377).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
