Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 12 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 43°N - 37°S
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and the Gulf of Mexico to Argentina.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 560.00 g (Ref. 40637)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 7 - 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 19 - 20; Espinas anales: 2 - 3; Radios blandos anales: 16 - 18. Dorsal and anal fins have very long, dark anterior lobes (Ref. 26938). Bluish silver on back, shading to silver on sides, with four narrow dark bars on upper of body (Ref. 13442).
Adults form schools in clear coastal areas, usually near coral formations (Ref. 5217). Juveniles common in clean sandy beaches (Ref. 5217). Adults feed on crustaceans, polychaete worms, insect pupae, mollusks and fishes (Ref. 9626). Between 1995 and 2000, at least 2 specimens were traded as aquarium fish at Fortaleza, Ceará (Ref. 49392).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuicultura: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.2 - 28.1, mean 27.3 °C (based on 851 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01622 (0.00839 - 0.03134), b=2.83 (2.66 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 39.6 [14.6, 74.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.785 [0.387, 1.762] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [18.1, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.158 [0.081, 0.315] g/100g; Selenium = 12 [5, 27] μg/100g; VitaminA = 40.7 [10.2, 151.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.509 [0.300, 0.825] mg/100g (wet weight);
