| Family: |
Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers) |
| Max. size: |
56 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 350 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to southern Angola. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found in deep shelf and upper slopes over mud, sand and rock bottoms. Also moves in midwater, in equatorial regions below the thermocline (Ref. 3593). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 10 March 2020 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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