Occurrence: possible
Maximum length: 60 cm TL
Water type: marine, brackish
Environment: benthopelagic
Depth range: 0-150 m
Migration: oceanodromous
IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2014)
Source: bibliography
Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Bay of Biscay (rare) to Sierra Leone, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde, including the Mediterranean and Strait of Gibraltar and Black Sea, Also off South Africa.