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Vulnerability
Species’ vulnerability not assesed
Information
Adults inhabit various types of bottoms, especially seagrass beds and sand down to 500 m depth. More common between 40 and 100 m. The young are found nearer to the shore. Omnivorous, but prefer worms, mollusks and small crustaceans. Important food fish.
Localization
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: Bay of Biscay to Senegal, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape . Off Denmark occasionally.
Credits: Fishbase, Sealifebase, Aquamaps
Environment
Marine
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