Author: (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
FBname: Blue bobo
Comments: Found in shallow water near the coast, on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 9332).  Larvae and small juveniles (>4 cm) are pelagic and sometimes occur several hundred kilometers offshore, whereas the larger juveniles and adults prefer shallow near-shore waters like bays, sloughs or estuaries where the bottom is sandy or muddy (Ref. 28023).  Omnivorous, feeds on worms, sand crabs, shrimp, clams; sometimes feeds on fish like small anchovy (Ref. 28023).  Esteemed food fish where it occurs (Ref. 57343). Also Ref. 55763.