| Family: |
Chlopsidae (False morays) |
| Max. size: |
42 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 80 - 365 m |
| Distribution: |
Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic (Ref. 106145). Western Atlantci: southern Florida in USA and Mexico to southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Mauritania including northern Mediterranean (Ref. 7251). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Occurs on shelf and upper slope, burrowing on muddy bottoms (Ref. 3250). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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