Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range					
						البيئة					
				
				
				
					بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب;  نطاق العمق 10 - 140 m (Ref. 7251), usually 10 - 90 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical; 37°N -   34°S, 98°W -   34°W				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Western Atlantic:  North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.  Eastern Atlantic:  Ascension Island (Ref. 26340).
				
				 
			
			
				
					Length at first maturity / الحجم / وزن / العمر
				
				
				
					النضج: Lm ?, range 10 - ? cm
 Max length : 30.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 7251); common length : 20.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5217)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 0; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 79 - 94; شوكة شرجية: 0; أشعه شرجية لينه: 63 - 75. In males, the 1st and 2nd rays of the pectoral fin become filamentous (Ref. 35237).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Predator which lives on the bottom where it hides partially or almost completely in the sand in order to disguise itself in the environment.  Feeds on small fish and invertebrates.  Exhibits sexual dimorphism (Ref. 35237).  Marketed fresh (Ref. 5217).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae				
				
				
				
				Oviparous (Ref. 101737).  Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).  Females produce numerous eggs in multiple spawnings during a prolonged spawning period (Ref. 101737).				
				 
			
			 
				
				
				
					Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					استخدامات بشرية  				
				
				
					مصائد: غير مهمة تجارياً				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					مصادر علي الأنترنت
				
				
			
			
			
				
					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (مرجع 
123201): 21.4 - 27.9, mean 25.6 °C (based on 874 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (مرجع 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00543 - 0.00966), b=3.10 (3.04 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 
93245).
					
					مستوى غذائي  (مرجع 
69278):  3.6   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.					
											
				
				
										
						المرونه  (مرجع 
120179):  عالي, الحد  الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع  أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 62.3 [24.4, 124.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.593 [0.270, 1.084] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.1, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0916 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 43.7 [22.6, 90.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 45.5 [11.9, 188.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.971 [0.632, 1.435] mg/100g (wet weight);