Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 15 - 150 m (Ref. 2683). Tropical
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania (Ref. 5377) to Angola.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 6790); common length : 25.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 6790)
Occurs in shallow waters over sandy bottoms, often in less than 50 m deep (Ref. 6790). Lies hidden in the sediment while waiting for its prey. Feeds on fish, crustaceans and annelids. Its venom is not deadly but can cause painful wounds (Ref. 5377).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Roux, C., 1990. Trachinidae. p. 893-895. 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. 6790)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.2 - 25.8, mean 19.7 °C (based on 50 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5059 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00225 - 0.01226), b=3.07 (2.87 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.54 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).