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Inhabits sand and muddy-sand bottoms, between 25 and 160 m depth. Too small in size to be of commercial importance (Ref. 9342).

Heemstra, P.C. 1995 Serranidae. Meros, serranos, guasetas, enjambres, baquetas, indios, loros, gallinas, cabrillas, garropas. p. 1565-1613. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9342) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9342&speccode=8727