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Common on sandy grounds, sometimes on rocky bottoms, and also on mud between coastline to 140 m depth. Up to depth of 340 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on crustaceans, mostly shrimps and shore crabs; fishes, mostly gobies, flatfish, young herring and sand eels. Makes croaking sounds (Ref. 9987). Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten fried and baked (Ref. 9987).
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Nemipterus vitiensis Russell, 1990
Fiji threadfin bream |
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Anchoa panamensis (Steindachner, 1877)
Panama anchovy |
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Genicanthus melanospilos (Bleeker, 1857)
Spotbreast angelfish |
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Macrourus whitsoni (Regan, 1913)
Whitson's grenadier |
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Chaenogaleus macrostoma (Bleeker, 1852)
Hooktooth shark |