Diagnostic Description
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Body pale brownish, with 2 ocelli above and below lateral line and 1 ocellus on posterior third of straight section of lateral line. Teeth in upper jaw small and close-set. Gill rakers long and slender. Soft ray count of pectoral fin refers to that on ocular side (Ref 9774). Body with many ocelli (Ref. 559).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 68 - 76; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 53 - 57; Vertebrae: 35 - 36
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits mud and sand bottoms of the continental shelf. Feeds on small benthic crustaceans and fishes.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Inhabits mud and sand bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 9774, 11230). Feeds on small benthic crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 9774). Marketed fresh and salt-dried (Ref. 9774).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial
分布
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分布於西太平洋區,包括日本南部、台灣至印尼爪哇海。台灣南部、東北部、北部、西南部及澎湖等沿海均有產。
利用
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以手釣、底拖網等漁法終年可捕獲。小型魚以油炸及製作扁魚酥為主。大型魚則可以紅燒或油煎。
描述
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體長卵圓形;
兩眼均在左側;兩眼間具狹小骨脊,上眼稍較下眼稍前,上眼前方有凹陷。頭中型。口稍大;上頜延伸至下眼後下方,但未達後部邊緣,由背鰭起點至後鼻孔的直線切過上頜骨中部;上下頜齒小而密,不為大犬齒狀。鰓耙適長、堅硬且具鋸齒,呈櫛狀,第一鰓弓鰓耙數5-7+16-21。鱗中型,背鰭與臀鰭鰭條均被鱗,眼側被櫛鱗,盲側被圓鱗;左右側均具側線,鱗數62-75。背鰭起點在鼻孔前緣上方,軟條數68-76;臀鰭軟條數53-57;胸鰭短於頭長;尾鰭楔形。體淡褐色,體背、腹緣有一列環紋及小暗點,並具有5個大眼斑;盲側灰白色。
棲地
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主要棲息於大陸棚砂泥質的海域。肉食性魚類,主要捕食底棲性的甲殼類或是其它種類的小魚。