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Diagnostic Description

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Posterior end of pectoral fin reaching or extending past the posterior end of spinous dorsal fin. Tip of lower jaw and inside of lower jaw teeth without or indistinct dark markings. Length of second anal spine almost equal to eye diameter (Ref. 41299).
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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Migration

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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 28; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 25
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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits coastal waters and feeds on small fishes and invertebrates.
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Inhabit coastal waters in sandy, muddy bottoms (Ref. 75716). Feed on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 2113). Marketed fresh and dried.
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial
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分布

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分布於西北太平洋區,包括中國南海、東海及黃海南部。台灣分布於澎湖、北部、西部沿海。
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利用

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全年皆有漁獲,春夏間繁殖季是盛產期,在台灣是極重要的底棲漁獲物,產量相當高。主要漁法是底拖網及延繩釣。肉質佳,適清蒸或油炸。
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描述

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體延長,側扁,背、腹緣略呈弧形。頭鈍尖,口裂大,端位,傾斜,吻不突出,上頜約等於下頜,上頜骨後緣達瞳孔之後;上頜最外列齒擴大為犬齒,內列齒細小呈絨毛狀,前端中央無齒,左右側齒中斷不連續,下頜內列齒擴大為犬齒,左右側齒連續不中斷; 吻緣孔5個,中央緣孔為半圓形的側裂孔,內、外側緣孔沿吻緣葉側裂,吻緣葉完整不被分割;吻上孔3個,孔小呈弧形排列;頦孔6個,中央4孔在頤縫合處呈梯形排列,前2孔距離較短。鼻孔2個,卵圓形後鼻孔約為圓形前鼻孔的兩倍大。 眼眶下緣達前上頜骨頂端水平線。前鰓蓋後緣具鋸齒緣,鰓蓋具2扁棘;具擬鰓;鰓耙細長,最長者為鰓絲的1.5倍。吻端、眼周圍及頰部被圓鱗,餘被櫛鱗,背鰭軟條部和臀鰭基有一列鞘鱗,尾鰭基部有小圓鱗。耳石為白姑魚型,即三角形,腹面蝌蚪形印跡之「尾區」呈「T」字型,末端僅彎向耳石外緣。胸鰭基上緣點在背、腹鰭基起點前,位鰓蓋末端下方,背鰭基和腹鰭基起點相對;尾鰭楔形;第二臀鰭棘略短於眼徑。腹腔膜黑色,胃為卜字形,腸為2次迴繞型,幽門垂11-12個,鰾為白姑魚型,附枝24-27對,僅有腹分枝,第二對以後呈翼形開展。體側上半部紫褐色,下半部銀白色;背鰭褐色,軟條部中間有一銀白帶;尾鰭黑色;臀鰭無色;腹鰭和胸鰭無色。口腔白色。鰓腔黑色。鰓蓋後緣具暗色斑塊。
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棲地

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主要棲息於水深40公尺內之砂泥底海域,產卵季來臨時有集結洄游之習性,以小型魚類、甲殼類等為食。
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