Trophic Strategy
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This species shows an early dependence on planktonic or epifaunal prey. Larger fish consume more infaunal organisms such as amphioxus and polychaetes (Ref. 13506).
Biology
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Inhabits shallow-water bays.
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: Virginia to southern Florida in USA and northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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benthic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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