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- Evolution and Systematics
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Description
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Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 2; Anal spines: 0 - 0. Snout long and pointed, its anterolateral margin completely supported by bone; the dorsal surface of the snout completely scaled. Head ridges strong, spiny, supraoccipital and post-temporal ridges developed; the underside of the head, including the mandibular rami, covered with scales having a single spinous ridge. Light organ barely visible externally as a black crescent before the anus. Overall color is brownish to grayish; the fins are dusky to black; the mouth bluish-gray; the gill cavity blackish.
Max size: 48 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371)
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Trachinotus africanus Smith, 1967
Southern pompano |
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Nezumia sclerorhynchus (Valenciennes, 1838)
Roughtip grenadier |
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Cheilopogon nigricans (Bennett, 1840)
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Epione vespertaria Linnaeus 1767 |
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Ciliata mustela (Linnaeus, 1758)
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