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Found on the continental shelves from the intertidal region to at least 200 m depth. Feeds on crabs, ghost shrimps, mantis shrimps, isopods, squids, polychaete worms, tunicates and small bony fishes. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 3 to 5 young in a litter. Size at birth between 19 and 21 cm. Readily kept in captivity. Utilized for human consumption. Marketed fresh, smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987).
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Naso maculatus Randall & Struhsaker, 1981
Spotted unicornfish |
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Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840)
Galapagos bullhead shark |
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Trachonurus sulcatus (Goode & Bean, 1885)
Bristly grenadier |
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Anchoa helleri (Hubbs, 1921)
Heller's anchovy |
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Salarias alboguttatus Kner, 1867
White-spotted blenny |