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Diagnostic Description

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Live specimens yellow in color; females with black spinous dorsal fin (Ref. 4405).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Trophic Strategy

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Mainly in deep water (Ref. 4405). Feeds on polychaetes and copepods (Ref. 58748). Preyed upon by kingklip and other commercial species, as well as fur seals (Ref. 27121).
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Grace Tolentino Pablico
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Biology

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Mainly in deep water (Ref. 4405). Preyed upon by kingklip and other commercial species, as well as fur seals (Ref. 27121).
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Description

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Occurs mostly in deep water (Ref. 4405).

Reference

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).

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