Diagnostic Description
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Profile from snout to origin of first dorsal spine nearly straight (Ref. 26938). No enlarged spines on caudal peduncle, but males with an elongate patch of bristle-like spinules (Ref. 13442).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 29; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 27 - 29
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Trophic Strategy
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More common in offshore areas, including floating seaweed and flotsam, and around islands. Juveniles are associated with floating seaweeds (Ref. 3790). Probably feeds on plants and small invertebrates (Ref. 3790).
Biology
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More common in offshore areas, including floating seaweed and flotsam, and around islands. Juveniles are associated with floating seaweeds (Ref. 3790). Probably feeds on plants and small invertebrates (Ref. 3790). Generally considered as trash fish, rarely consumed (Ref. 3790).
Importance
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: from Bermuda, North Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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