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Occur inshore, enters brackish lagoons and freshwater (Ref. 30578). Migrate occasionally. Tend to move northward in summer-time as the temperatures rise. Feed mainly on benthic diatoms, epiphytic algae, small invertebrates and detritus (Ref. 2804). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Reproduction occurs in the sea during winter (Ref. 30578). Eggs and larvae pelagic. Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4645).
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Apristurus spongiceps (Gilbert, 1905)
Spongehead catshark |
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Leptomelanosoma indicum (Shaw, 1804)
Indian threadfin |
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Scolecenchelys cookei (Fowler, 1928) |
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Etmopterus granulosus (Günther, 1880)
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Symphurus oligomerus Mahadeva & Munroe, 1990
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