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Diagnostic Description

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Scales present on the dorsal surface of the head and one lateral line scale for each myotome. Grayish white with a dark brown checkerboard or net like pattern formed by dark spots on each scale pocket (Ref. 37108).
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Recorder
Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits bathyal depths. Feeds on small crustaceans, annelids, mollusks and echinoderms.
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Recorder
Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Inhabits bathyal depths. Feeds on small crustaceans, annelids, mollusks and echinoderms (Ref. 4448).
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Recorder
Crispina B. Binohlan
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Distribution

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Western Atlantic: New York, USA to Venezuela, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Carribean. Reported off the Guianas

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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