Diagnostic Description
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Head relatively large, about 2 times in preanal distance; jaws inferior; snout inflated; maxillary strongly sheathed; branchiostegal rays 8; opercular spine short and sharp; pectoral fin reaches to anus or beyond; caudal fin rays 8; precaudal vertebrae 12-14 (Ref. 34024).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 99 - 100; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 79 - 82
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Rare species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest