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Diagnostic Description

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Head short and oval-shaped dorsally; snout broadly rounded; eyes more laterally placed. Frontal fontanelle long and narrow; occipital fontanelle long and oval-shaped. Supraorbital and `dermosphenotic' bones separated, the latter somewhat reduced. Tooth plates broad. Pectoral spine straight; outer side with strong downward serrations. Gill rakers short and distantly set. Suprabranchial organ well developed. Openings of the secondary sensory canals display a regular pattern.
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Crispina B. Binohlan
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 82; Analsoft rays: 62
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Biology

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Nothing is known about the biology of this catfish (Ref. 78218).
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Importance

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fisheries:
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