Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: African armoured searobin
Comments: Depth range from 50-600 m (Ref. 10780) and from 288-848 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).  Gregarious.  Occurs on muddy or rocky bottoms of the shelf.  Digs the mud with its rostrum, searching for prey; stands and walks on the bottom with its free pectoral rays.  After a pelagic existence, the juveniles live in coastal waters before migrating to deeper waters (Ref. 6556).  Minimum depth range taken from Ref. 27000.