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Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Orthopristis: Greek, ortho = straight + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 1 - 70 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical; 17°N - 29°S, 88°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Honduras to Brazil.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 16.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 125970); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3798); peso máximo publicado: 850.00 g (Ref. 9626)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 14; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 10. Mouth small and moderately oblique, the maxilla not reaching posterior to front edge of eye; grayish brown with violet hues on the back, silvery on the sides, with many small brown-orange spots on head, upper half of body and dorsal fin (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in coastal waters, over sand, rock or mud bottoms (Ref. 13608). Juveniles found near the shore, associated with Thalassia beds (Ref. 9626). Also found in brackish water (Ref. 3798). Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, polychaete worms, fishes, and other invertebrates (Ref. 9626). Well appreciated as a food fish; marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 5217).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Courtenay, W.R. and H.F. Sahlman, 1978. Pomadasyidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31), Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3798)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 25.7 °C (based on 530 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.01149 - 0.01512), b=2.97 (2.93 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.6 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.3).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 138 [28, 266] mg/100g; Iron = 1.08 [0.57, 2.05] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.0, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.252 [0.130, 0.434] g/100g; Selenium = 49.8 [28.8, 90.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.4 [9.1, 38.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.3 [0.9, 1.8] mg/100g (wet weight);