Diagnostic Description
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Head small, about 3 times in preanal distance; eye small; anterior nostril without thick, fleshy raised rim; developed gill rakers 5-7; precaudal vertebrae 18; branchiostegal rays 7 (Ref. 34024).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Locally abundant (Ref. 34024). Sexually mature at 23.3 cm SL (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
