Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Sand steenbras
Comments: Found on the shelf, over sandy and muddy bottoms as well as seagrass-beds and estuaries.  Gregarious, sometimes forming sizeable schools.  Feeds on worms, mollusks and small crustaceans.  Protandric hermaphrodite (Ref. 3688).  Flesh excellent (Ref. 3198); sold fresh and dried.