| Pinguipedidae (Sandperches) |
| 15.04 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 100 m |
| Pacific Ocean: Taiwan, Japan. Known from Tosa Bay, southern Japan, and northern and southern Taiwan. It could be also distributed to Vietnam (Prokofiev, 2008)(Ref. 86871). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 4-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-24; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 19-21. Greatest body depth 4.6–5.9 in SL; head length 3.5– 3.9 in SL; orbit diameter 3.0–3.9 in head length; fifth dorsal spine longest, 3.0–3.8 in head length; posterior margin of causal fin rounded; pectoral fins 4.2–5.2 in SL; pelvic fins just reaching anus, 4.2–5.6 in SL. Lower jaw project-ing; palatine teeth present; vomerine teeth stout; scales on body, abdomen and cheek ctenoid; margin of opercle with a distinct sharp spine mostly single pore on lower margin of anterior preopercle. With four to five large V-shaped dark-brown transverse bands over the upper side of the body; numerous black dots scattered on and between the V-shaped transverse bands, around pectoral fin, and at pectoral fin base; dorsal fin between the spinous and soft-rayed portion without a prominent notch, membrane between 1–4 spines with prominent black blotch; a dark vertical band below eye; a large deep-brown or black blotch on the pectoral fin base, and a large black spot over the caudal fin base; one irregular diffused longitudinal yellow stripe along the middle body when fresh (Ref. 86871). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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