Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 220 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: western Colombia to central Venezuela. Also recorded from Puerto Rico (Ref. 51183).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3702); common length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3702)
Found over soft bottoms. Catch is primarily from exploratory fisheries (Ref. 3702).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sasaki, K., 1989. Phylogeny of the family Sciaenidae, with notes on its zoogeography (Teleostei, Perciformes). Mem. Fac. Fish. Hokkaido Univ. 36(1/2):1-137. (Ref. 10097)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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