Characteristics and living habits of hairy fish

Hairy fish has flat sides and a protruding abdomen. The body is covered with fine villi-like spines. big head. The gill openings are small and located below the base of the arm-like pectoral fins. The top of the first dorsal fin spine is a spherical spike, forming a snout tentacle; there is a dimple on the forehead behind the second fin spine. Anal fin has 7 rays. The body and each fin have irregular dark diagonal stripes.

Warm water bottom fish. The body length is generally less than 110 mm. The habitat depth is up to 900 meters. It uses the spherical spikes on the top of its tentacles to trap small fish and other food.

Distributed in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Our country is only found in the South China Sea.

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