Diagnostic Description
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Light grey-brown, lighter ventrally, fins darker (Ref. 5323). Head small. Skin soft, without scales. Dorsal originating slightly beyond tip of pectoral fin. Pectoral fin short. Anal fin inserted before middle of the body (Ref. 41285).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs offshore, on soft sandy mud (Ref. 30573) and in coastal areas with sandy bottoms (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Occurs offshore, on soft sandy mud (Ref. 305730 and in coastal areas with sandy bottoms (Ref. 5213). Benthopelagic or benthic at 622-704 m (Ref. 58302). Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans (Ref. 9603).
- Recorder
- Estelita Emily Capuli