Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Ophioscion

Species: Ophioscion strabo Gilbert, 1897

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in shallow areas but not common in brackish waters with low salinity (Ref. 9118). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 9118).

Habitat

brackish