Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 46 - 201 m (Ref. 7365), usually 75 - 200 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4510); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43448)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits sand, mud and rock bottoms (Ref. 2683). Carnivorous (Ref. 43448).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. and L.J. Dempster, 1990. Scorpaenidae. p. 665-679. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4510)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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