Author: Johnson & Wilmer, 2015
FBname: Blue bastard
Comments: This species is found on sand, rubble and reef bottom but mostly in the intertidal zone, or shallow reef; one specimen trawled in a depth of 30 m.  The most southerly record is a large individual estimated to be 100 cm in total length.  Large individuals are most often solitary, foraging diurnally over relatively open expanses of soft substrate.  Agonistic behavioural interactions have been recorded between individuals, individuals have often been observed to interact highly aggressively, engaging in one-on-one conflicts (Ref. 103290).