This benthopelagic species inhabits shelf waters along continental coasts and around islands (Smith-Vaniz 1984). It is mainly nocturnal and may occur singly or in small schools (Sommer et al. 1996). The maximum total length is 58 cm (Jiménez Prado and Béarez 2004).

This demersal species forms schools over coral reefs (Carpenter et al. 1997a). Juveniles also occur in seagrass beds (Gell and Whittington 2002). It primarily consumes small fish and crustaceans (Tharwat and Al-Gaber 2006). The maximum total length is 50 cm (McKay 1984). A spawning aggregation has been observed at an inshore reef off Qit'at Uraifjan, Kuwait (Carpenter et al. 1997a). A study conducted off the coast of Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the UAE, determined the mean age and size at sexual maturity for males and females was 3 years and 28 cm and 4 years and 29 cm, respectively, and the maximum age was 21 years (Grandcourt et al. 2010). When applying an age at first reproduction of 4 years and longevity of 21 years, its estimated generation length is 12.5 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.

This relatively small, coastal species inhabits shallow and muddy, turbid areas in estuaries and bays (Bogorodsky et al. 2017, Jawad et al. 2018). It rarely attains sizes greater than 20 cm total length (Y. Iwatsuki pers. comm. 2013).

This species occurs in soft bottom habitats, from shallow depths to 60 m. It reaches a maximum size of 62 cm disc width (DW), males are mature at 40 cm DW, and size at birth is 15-17 cm DW (Last et al. 2012, Last et al. 2016).

This migratory, marine and brackish water species inhabits coral reefs and continental margins. It is often found solitary or in small groups (Allen et al. 2013, Mohanty et al. 2015). It is suspected that juveniles can occur in the lower reaches of freshwater streams and in brackish mangrove estuaries. Its maximum standard length is 29.6 cm (Kondamudi et al. 2017).

This speciescan attain sizes of 25-“30 cm (Iwatsuki 2013) and presumably inhabits coastal waters.

This species schools in more shallow waters than Acanthopagrus sheim, usually less than 50 m depth (Y. Iwatsuki pers. comm. 2013). It occurs in estuaries and lower reaches of rivers as well as other nearshore coastal habitats (Esmaeili et al. 2014). Its diet consists mainly of echinoderms, worms, crustaceans, and mollusks. Typically, this species does not grow larger than 35 cm total length (Y. Iwatsuki pers. comm. 2013). It conducts seasonal migrations in coastal waters (Doustdar et al. 2019).

This species inhabits bays and turbid inner lagoons near prominent current-swept lagoon and seaward reefs. It is nocturnally active, but forms relatively large schools during the day (Lieske and Myers 1994). Its diet consists mainly of fishes (Carpenter et al. 1997b). The maximum total length is 87 cm, commonly to 60 cm (Senou 2001).

This species inhabits bays, estuaries and turbid inner lagoons (Senou 2001). It is diurnal and observed singly, while young are often observed in small schools, usually at the edges of reefs and over shallow banks (Rose 1984). The maximum total length is 125 cm, commonly to 80 cm.

This species forms small schools in shallow coastal waters around rock and coral reefs and in brackish lagoons, but it is not considered a coral reef species (Woodland 1984, 2001). It also occurs on hard-bottom structures (E. Abdulqader pers. comm. 2014). It feeds on bottom-growing algae and seaweeds (Woodland 1984, Carpenter et al. 1997a) and attains a maximum size of 55 cm total length, but is more commonly seen to 30 cm (Woodland 2001).