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Overview
Biology
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Adults occur at a temperature range of 8.0-24.0°C (Ref. 4944). Usually solitary. They burrow into sandy and muddy bottoms. Retreat to deeper water during winter (Ref. 9988). Feed on worms, mollusks and small crustaceans at night. Waden sea is the most important nursery area. Batch spawner (Ref. 51846). Recruitment is very variable. Frequently found pelagically during spawning migrations (Ref. 35388). Marketed fresh and frozen; utilized steamed, fried, broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
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Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Scissortail sergeant |
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Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791)
Bluehead |
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Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827)
Little sleeper shark |
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Helicolenus dactylopterus subsp. dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)
Blackbelly rosefish |
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Pomacentrus auriventris Allen, 1991
Goldbelly damsel |