This species inhabits shallow coastal areas and estuaries (Smith and Heemstra 2003). Spawning occurs at sea and juveniles settle in estuaries (Whitfield 1998). Adults inhabit full marine habitats, but also travel to estuaries for feeding (Day et al. 1981, Dames et al. 2017). Its maximum standard length is at least 70 cm (Nodo et al. 2017), longevity is 15 years and sexual maturity occurs at 3 years of age and 30-40 cm total length (Day et al. 1981). A study conducted in Oman reported lengths at 50% maturity of 44.2 cm for males and 42 cm for females (Al-Nahdi et al. 2010). When applying an age at first reproduction of 3 years and longevity of 15 years, its estimated generation length is 9 years based on the following equation recommended by the IUCN Red List methods: Age at first reproduction + (Age at last reproduction -“ age at first reproduction)/2.