Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - 110 m (Ref. 2850), usually 18 - 46 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical; 48°N - 34°S, 125°W - 70°W
Eastern Pacific: Columbia River in Washington, USA to Chile, but rare north of Baja California, Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 22.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38398); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9352)
Inhabits sand or sandy-mud bottom (Ref. 2850).
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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