Diagnostic Description
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Light tan to brown in color; caudal fin dusky, other fins clear (Ref. 4412). Teeth patches on midline of roof of mouth and tongue large, broad and granular (sometimes partly obscured by mucous) (Ref 9834).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 30 - 31
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs from the border of the continental shelf to about 1,000 m depth (Ref. 13628). Found near the surface at night (Ref. 9834). Adults feed mainly on salps (Ref. 33689).
Biology
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Occurs from the border of the continental shelf to about 1,000 m depth (Ref. 13628). Found near the surface at night (Ref. 9834). Adults feed mainly on salps (Ref. 33689).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
