| Phycidae (Phycid hakes) |
| 66 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,540.0 g; max. reported age: 14 years |
|
bathydemersal; depth range 27 - 684 m, non-migratory |
| Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico, northern coasts of South America to the Orinoco, perhaps to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Upper limb of first gill arch with 2 or 3 rakers; the barbel very short, or absent in many specimens. A diffuse dusky blotch present on the opercle. |
| Found on mud bottoms. |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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