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Biology
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Epibenthic (Ref. 58426). Adults are commonly found in about 300-500 m depth. Temperature preferences appear to range from about 1-4°C, although bottom temperatures below 0°C have been recorded at capture depths. Amphipods predominate in the diet, although polychaetes and various natant crustaceans are also important. Also feed on bivalves, isopods, echinoderms (notably ophiuroids), and ctenophores (Ref. 1371). Batch spawner (Ref. 51846).
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Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829
Bigeye barracuda |
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Arius arenarius (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Sand catfish |
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Prognathodes falcifer (Hubbs & Rechnitzer, 1958)
Scythemarked butterflyfish |
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Pinus strobus L.
Eastern white pine |
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Pseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard, 1854)
Pot-bellied leatherjacket |