| Pinguipedidae (Sandperches) |
| 27 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 120 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the continental shelf of Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-22; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 18-19. Light red dorsally, shading to white ventrally, the scale edges brown except ventrally. Two longitudinal rows of indistinct light red blotches on body, ending in 2 dark red spots on base of caudal fin. Snout light blue with oblique yellow lines. Eye not very large, its diameter more than 4 times in head length of adults. Third and fourth dorsal-fin spine longest. Last interspinous membrane of dorsal fin connected to base of first soft ray (Ref 42740). |
| A coastal species (Ref. 42740) found in trawling grounds. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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