Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: Spotted flathead
Comments: Frequents shallow areas in depths of 10 m or less.  Taken in trawl fisheries at depths from 23 to 250 m.  Reported from a trap in the Gulf of Aqaba at a depth of 300 m.  Young to juvenile stages utilize mangrove habitat (Ref. 9790).  Adults occur in silty sand habitats from the shallows to a depth of 300 m (Ref. 37816). Also found in coastal sand patches, near coral reefs but more often on offshore (Ref 90102).