Description
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Occurs in the vicinity of coral reefs, often over adjacent sand flats. Also trawled in deeper water on relatively flat bottoms. Small juveniles are frequently commensal with sea urchins, or sometimes found in mangrove areas. Feeds on fishes, crabs, stomatopods, other benthic crustaceans and cephalopods. Marketed fresh, dried-salted and frozen (Ref. 9987).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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