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Overview
Biology
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Adults live on sandy, rocky or mixed bottoms; rather common in brackish waters. Feed mainly on other bottom-living fishes (sand-eels, gobies, etc.), and also, to a lesser extent, on larger crustaceans and bivalves. Batch spawner (Ref. 51846). Spawning season is between April and August; pelagic eggs. May reach 25 kg (Ref. 9988). Highly esteemed food fish. Utilized fresh or frozen; eaten steamed, pan-fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
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Marmaronetta angustirostris (Menetries, 1832)
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Calotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
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Chromis xutha Randall, 1988
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Holanthias chrysostictus (Günther, 1872) |
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Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758
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