Description
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Occurs in water temperatures between 12° to 27°C and salinities between 14 and 39 0/00 S. Often forms schools near the surface in inshore waters. Known to be cannibalistic, adults prey on small schooling fishes, invertebrates like squid and shrimps and can swallow relatively large prey. Utilized fresh, dried/salted, smoked, canned and frozen (Ref. 9987).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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Diet
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Feeds on fishes and invertebrates including squids and shrimps, cannibalistic
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Distribution
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Nova Scotia to Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico
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Habitat
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Pelagic species, found at depths of 80- 200 m, may enter estuaries.
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nektonic
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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