Referencia principal | Sierra, L.M., R. Claro and O.A. Popova, 1994 | ||||
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Observaciones | Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries and bays, over sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 3237). Often in schools, except large individuals which are solitary (Ref. 7251). Dorsal fin may show above surface (Ref. 42064). More or less pelagic but feeds on benthic worms, crustaceans, and mollusks (Ref. 2850), also on cephalopods and fish (Ref. 26338). Tolerates oxygen poor water by inhaling air into a lung-like airbladder (Ref. 9710). |
Substrate | Soft Bottom: sand; mud; |
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Substrate Ref. | Whitehead, P.J.P., 1978 |
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Tipo De Alimentación | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Feeding type ref | Sierra, L.M., R. Claro and O.A. Popova, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hábito De Alimentación | hunting macrofauna (predator) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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