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During their life cycle, this genus will spend their larval stages in the epipelagic portion of the ocean until they become juveniles. At this time, they will swim down to the sandy substrate of the benthic zone and burrow themselves. The species belonging to this genus vary in the depths at which they are found on the continental shelf. A majority of the species are found between 10–20 meters with some being found as deep as 220 meters The map to the right shows this genus is widespread across the globe with a high concentration around the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, with other populations found in the Eastern Pacific Ocean around Latin America and the Eastern Atlantic in the Gulf of Guinea. == Reproduction and life span ==