Diagnostic Description
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Membranous edge at the upper border of the gill cover is absent or poorly developed. No opercular spines. Caudal peduncle is short, body is deep (Ref. 31632). Specimens less than 8 cm SL with a dark band on peduncle at caudal base and a thin black ring on central part of peduncle (disappears in specimens greater than 11 cm SL) (Ref. 4329).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 9
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632). Found on the continental slope (Ref. 7321).
Importance
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fisheries: of potential interest
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: 45.9°N to New Jersey, USA and the northern Gulf of Mexico to northeastern South America
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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benthic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom.
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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