Author: Prokofiev, 2010
Comments: This species occurs only on soft grounds, silted or sandy, up to depths of 100 m (usually much less).  Stomachs of examined specimens contained small fish and stomatopods.  Eggs are large (1 mm in diameter) and pallid yellowish and spawners with mature gonads occurred in spring-summer.  It has no commercial value and captured fish are used as forage for animals or discarded (Ref. 85566).