Life Cycle
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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Oviparous (Ref. 101737). Females produce numerous eggs in multiple spawnings during a prolonged spawning period (Ref. 101737).
Biology
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Inhabits hard sand bottom from water's edge to 18 m depth, occasionally to 90 m.
Distribution
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Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Honduras
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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