Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; non-migratory (Ref. 87495); depth range 1 - 110 m (Ref. 5951). Temperate; 55°N - 39°N, 75°W - 49°W
Western Atlantic: southern Labrador in Canada to New Jersey in USA.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 97.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 49746)
Burrows in soft muddy bottoms from shallow water to 110 m depth. Feeds mainly on benthic infauna found in and around its burrow system; its prey consisting of various amphipods, polychaetes, shrimp and small fish (Ref. 87300).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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