Abe’s jawfish
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: posterior end of upper jaw rigid, without flexible lamina; D XI, 13; A II, 13; gill rakers 8 + 16 or 17 = 24 or 25; vertebrae 10 + 18 = 28; longitudinal scale rows ca. 40-43; lateral line terminating below 2nd or 3rd soft ray of dorsal fin; cephalic sensory pores comparatively poorly developed, head sparsely covered with small cephalic pores; scales above lateral line absent; body scales absent anterior to vertical below 6th or 7th dorsal-fin spine base; vomerine teeth absent; 3rd infraorbital .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 25 - 26 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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