Appearance
Dorsal soft rays (total): 85-92; Anal soft rays: 69 - 72. Eyed side dark brown, sometimes with narrow bars; large blackish patch on opercle.Distribution
Western Atlantic: New York south through the Florida Keys (USA), through the northern Gulf of Mexico to the Campeche Peninsula, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Cuba.Habitat
Very abundant in shallow coastal waters and estuaries. Found on soft muddy bottoms.Food
Feeds mainly on small benthic invertebrates, principally small crabs, polychaetes, copepods, amphipods and ostracods.References:
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