Diagnostic Description
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Preopercular spines 3, upper long, bayonet-like, reaching to or past opercular margin. Anterior 13-33 lateral line scales bearing a small spine or ridge. Iris lappet bilobed in adults, crenate in juveniles. Finger-like interopercular flap present. Total gill rakers on first arch 7-9, usually 8.
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 12 - 13
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Trophic Strategy
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Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
- Recorder
- Auda Kareen Ortañez
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區海域,包括印度南部與斯里蘭卡到馬來西亞、泰國灣、香港、台灣、印尼、菲律賓、阿拉弗拉海
及澳洲西北大陸棚到珊瑚海等。臺灣分布於西南部及東北部海域。
利用
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屬於底拖漁業捕撈物種,體型較大,因此具有較高之經濟價值。肉質鮮美,刺少。清蒸或油炸皆美味。
描述
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背鰭鰭條I-VIII,
12;臀鰭鰭條12;胸鰭鰭條19-21(主要20);腹鰭鰭條I,
5;尾鰭分叉鰭條11-12(主要12)。側線鱗52-56;鰓被架7。體延長,平扁,向後漸細尖,縱剖面略呈圓柱狀。頭部呈縱扁,眶間隔稍寬。吻平扁而短,為眼徑之1.1-1.3倍。頭長為吻長之3.3-3.7倍。口大,上位,向後延伸超過眼睛前緣。眼大,眼後無凹陷。體長為頭長之2.8-3.1。鋤骨齒兩叢。頤部具側線管,但不甚發達。眼上方不具附肢。間鰓蓋骨不具附肢。頰部具雙稜。眼下稜具5棘。前鰓蓋骨上方具3棘,上棘最長,下方不具向前之倒棘。虹膜皇冠型(crenate)。眼眶前具1棘。眼眶上方具1棘。側線鱗具兩開口。頭部及身體棕色或灰黑色,下半部白色;背部偶具七個不明顯鞍斑;背鰭具有數橫條紋;其餘各鰭灰黑色,偶具斑點。(何宣慶、林沛立編寫
2012/12)
棲地
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底棲性,生活在淺海或較深處之沙泥地。肉食性,以底棲性魚類或無脊椎動物為食。利用體色之擬態隱身於沙泥地,用以欺敵以及趁獵物不注意時躍起捕食。