Key Identification Features
- It is characterized by a long, tubular, downward-facing snout and a short, deep caudal peduncle.
- Females also have a distinctive fused brood pouch, formed when their enlarged pelvic fins fuse with the abdomen along the dorsal margin to create a brood sac that holds their offspring.
- This species can be distinguished by its large head, which is roughly the same length as the rest of its body.
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