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The banded dragonet occurs over sandy and muddy substrate ate depths ranging from 20 metres (66 ft) to 60 metres (200 ft), although it has been reported from as deep as 400 metres (1,300 ft). It is a territorial species and the territory is aggressively defended. This species feeds on
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Its body is scaleless, elongated and tapers posteriorly, it has a triangular head with a short snout which is shorter than the diameter of the eye and a terminal, protractile mouth. The oval eyes are placed at the top of the head and have a diameter about one third of the length of the head. The
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operculum is connected directly to the body and the preopercular spine is enlarged and the other spines in the preoperculum face forwards and upwards and have robust bases. The gill opening is much reduced, forming pores which are positioned dorsally. The first
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