Diagnostic Description
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Grey with scattered charcoal blotches dorsally, greyish-white ventrally (Ref. 26346).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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الإنجليزية
)
المقدمة من Fishbase
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Young hatch at about 20-23 cm (Ref. 26346).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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الإنجليزية
)
المقدمة من Fishbase
Occurs in coastal waters, continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 26346). Usually found in deeper waters to 200 m (Ref. 9258). Mainly feeds on benthic decapods and bony fishes (Ref. 114953). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Eggs have horn-like projections on the shell (Ref. 205). Males reaches maturity at ca. 150 cm TL. This species is said to be long lived and slow growing (Ref. 114953).
