| Family: |
Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Triglinae |
| Max. size: |
60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 956.0 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 340 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, Madeira, Iceland (Ref. 2723), including Greenland (Ref. 115160). Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea (Ref. 4697). |
| Diagnosis: |
Head large without deep occipital groove. Vertebrae 37-39 (11-13 precaudal and 25-27 caudal). |
| Biology: |
Common on sandy grounds, sometimes on rocky bottoms, and also on mud between coastline to 140 m depth. Up to depth of 340 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on crustaceans, mostly shrimps and shore crabs; fishes, mostly gobies, flatfish, young herring and sand eels. Makes croaking sounds (Ref. 9987). Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten fried and baked (Ref. 9987). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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