Diagnostic Description
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
With distinctive color pattern and exceptionally long spineless tail over six times the length of the body (Ref. 37816).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Life Cycle
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449).
Biology
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Found inshore (Ref. 9862). Inhabits mangrove creeks and protected sandy channels to a depth of at least 18 m; relatively uncommon (Ref. 37816). Active swimmer, travelling long distances; feeds on crustaceans and molluscs (Ref. 68964). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught occasionally by bottom trawl, tangle net and inshore gillnet fisheries. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value as it is not frequently landed (Ref. 58048). Presumably utilized for human consumption in the western central Pacific (Ref. 9862).
Importance
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الإنجليزية
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المقدمة من Fishbase
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
