Diagnostic Description
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Body with 4 - 5 longitudinal dark stripes, sometimes with 1 vertical dark band on caudal peduncle. Apparent procumbent spinelike process. No scales on maxilla. Ten chin pores, often slitlike pores posteriorly. Poorly developed papillae and barbels on the fleshy lower lip. No dark margin on dorsal, caudal and anal fins (Ref. 36944).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits sandy and muddy areas in coastal waters (Ref. 9137).
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Inhabits sandy and muddy areas in coastal waters (Ref. 9137, 11230).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
分布
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分布於西太平洋區,包括日本、台灣、海南島、菲律賓、巴布新幾內亞及澳洲西北部。台灣分布於西南部海域。
利用
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是較不常見魚種,一般以手釣、魚槍或底拖網加以捕獲。煎食、紅燒或煮湯味道都不錯。
描述
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體長橢圓形,側扁,背緣隆起,腹緣圓弧。頭中大。吻鈍尖,約與眼徑等長。口前位,稍斜;上下頜約等長;頜齒細小,呈帶狀,外列齒較大;鋤骨、腭骨及舌面皆無齒。頦部密生小髭;頦孔3對。體被小櫛鱗,背鰭及臀鰭基部均具鱗鞘;側線完全,與背緣平行。背鰭單一,前方具一向前平臥棘,硬棘部及軟條部間具缺刻,硬棘強大,尤以第IV棘為甚;臀鰭小,與背鰭鰭條部同形;胸鰭小,稍短於腹鰭;尾鰭圓形。體淡綠褐色,體側具4條褐色縱帶,其中一條橫過眼部。幼魚時腹鰭淡褐色,隨著成長逐漸變暗;背鰭及臀鰭硬棘部鰭膜褐色;背鰭軟條部、尾鰭及臀鰭軟條部淡色。
棲地
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主要棲息於沿岸水深在5-50公尺的礁砂混合區或砂泥底質水域,單獨游動,或成群結隊地巡游。肉食性魚類,主要以底棲的蝦類、魚類、軟體動物等為食。會使用咽頭齒磨擦發聲,再藉由鰾加以放大,但是一般並不容易聽得到所發出的聲音。