Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
Info
Linnaeus, 1758
Special thanks for the fotos to Anders Salesjö from Sweden.
IUCN Red List status: near threatened
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway, North Sea and the western Baltic southward to Morocco and Namibia, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Although reported from southern Africa, but its status in the area is uncertain.
Biology:
Inhabits shelf and upper slope waters.
Depth range from 10-300 m, and from 300-577 m in the eastern Ionian Sea.
Most common in coastal waters between 10-60 m depth.
Tolerates low salinities. Found on mud, sand and gravel bottoms, rarely on rougher bottoms. Nocturnal species. Feeds on all kinds of bottom animals, preferably crustaceans.
Undertakes migrations with mean distances of 54-117 km per month; shows a clear annual migration cycle, moves from deeper offshore waters (10-30 m) in autumn and winter to shallower areas (
Special thanks for the fotos to Anders Salesjö from Sweden.
IUCN Red List status: near threatened
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway, North Sea and the western Baltic southward to Morocco and Namibia, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Although reported from southern Africa, but its status in the area is uncertain.
Biology:
Inhabits shelf and upper slope waters.
Depth range from 10-300 m, and from 300-577 m in the eastern Ionian Sea.
Most common in coastal waters between 10-60 m depth.
Tolerates low salinities. Found on mud, sand and gravel bottoms, rarely on rougher bottoms. Nocturnal species. Feeds on all kinds of bottom animals, preferably crustaceans.
Undertakes migrations with mean distances of 54-117 km per month; shows a clear annual migration cycle, moves from deeper offshore waters (10-30 m) in autumn and winter to shallower areas (
