| Percophidae (Duckbills), subfamily: Hemerocoetinae |
| 2.75 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; depth range 0 - 73 m |
| Western Central Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines; probably including Palau. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-23; Anal soft rays: 20-25; Vertebrae: 35-36. This species differs from other species of the Pteropsaron/Osopsaron complex in having only 3 dorsal spines which are displaced anteriorly to lie over the posterior end of the skull, and associated modification of the anteriormost 3 pterygiophores and neural spines; D III, 20-23; A 24-25; vertebrae 35-36 (Ref. 75753). |
| Usually found in sloping sand bottoms to 73 m (Ref. 90102). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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