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Found in shallow water on continental and insular shelves (Ref. 244). Enters estuaries (Ref. 4832). Feeds mainly on small teleost fishes but also takes crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 13562). Viviparous (Ref. 50449), with 6 to 25 pups in a litter (Ref. 6871). Has a remarkable wing-shaped head which is nearly or quite half of its body length, the function of which is uncertain, maybe for maneuvering or for increasing the surface area of some of the sense organs (Ref. 244). Probably harmless to people (Ref. 13562). Probably a common fisheries species where it occurs (Ref. 13562). Meat utilized for human consumption; liver is a source of vitamin oil (Ref. 244). Offal probably utilized for fishmeal (Ref. 13562).
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Monomitopus microlepis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 |
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Sorsogona prionota (Sauvage, 1873)
Blackblotch flathead |
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Canthigaster pygmaea Allen & Randall, 1977
Pygmy toby |
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Canis mesomelas Schreber, 1775
Black-backed jackal |
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Anampses chrysocephalus Randall, 1958
Red tail wrasse |