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Found solitary or in small schools over shallow sandy, coral rubble, mangroves, lagoons, channel and seagrass areas inshore and adjacent to coral reefs. Feeds on polychaetes, crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms and small fish. Reported to spawn throughout the year during the first five days of the lunar month in large aggregations in Palau. Marketed fresh (Ref. 171; flesh spoils rapidly (Ref. 4369).
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Ventrifossa atherodon (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
Arrowtooth grenadier |
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Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938 |
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Arctogadus glacialis (Peters, 1872)
Arctic cod |
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Micrognathus andersonii (Bleeker, 1858)
Shortnose pipefish |
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Mene maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Moonfish |