Diagnostic Description
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Eyes in head, 1.9-2.2. Two simple strong spines on preoperculum and suboperculum (Ref. 232).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2 - 14; Analsoft rays: 13
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Trophic Strategy
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Found in deep water, 150-600 m, on muddy bottoms. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly worms and crustaceans (Ref. 53643).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Found in deep water, 150-600 m, on muddy bottoms. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly worms and crustaceans (Ref. 53643).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Distribution
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10 N to the Gulf Stream off Browns Bank
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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benthic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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