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Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 65 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical; 33°N - 35°S, 97°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to Uruguay.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm FL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 40637); common length : 36.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3819); peso massimo pubblicato: 1.1 kg (Ref. 40637)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 9.
Inhabits coastal waters. Found in rocky or coral reefs (Ref. 9710). More abundant over muddy bottoms. Juveniles are encountered in seagrass beds (Ref. 9626). Often occurs in large schools, sometimes near the surface (Ref. 9626). Marketed fresh and frozen.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.7 - 28, mean 26.1 °C (based on 402 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00308 - 0.01235), b=2.92 (2.75 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 20.1 [9.3, 52.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.308 [0.144, 0.652] mg/100g; Protein = 20 [18, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.0891 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 32.4 [14.2, 83.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 52.8 [11.7, 256.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.519 [0.325, 0.894] mg/100g (wet weight);