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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits the surf zone along sandy beaches, but in clear water. Also occurs over muddy bottoms in estuaries and sometimes near coral reef areas. Foraged over the bottom by swimming at about 1-2 cm above the bottom and stopped at selected site. With its body slightly prone, about 15° or 20°, it buried its mouth into the sand and ejected sediment through itas mouth and gill openings, producing a dense sandy cloud (Ref. 40104). Feeds on small crustaceans washed out of sand by the surf (Ref. 5521)
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Biology

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Inhabits the surf zone along sandy beaches, but in clear water. Also occurs over muddy bottoms in estuaries and sometimes near coral reef areas. Feeds on small crustaceans washed out of sand by the surf (Ref. 5521). Large specimens are marketed mostly fresh; smaller ones are used as bait.
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Susan M. Luna
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Importance

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fisheries: minor commercial; bait: occasionally; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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Distribution

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Western Atlantic: Bahamas and Virginia and Texas (USA) to Recife, Brazil. Including Antilles and northern South America

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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benthic

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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