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Eucinostomus gracilis (Gill, 1862)

Graceful mojarra
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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Eucinostomus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 1 - 50 m. Subtropical; 35°N - 12°S, 120°W - 75°W

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Eastern Pacific: Anaheim Bay, southern California, USA to Peru.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850); common length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Body fusiform, compressed, and slender (depth contained 3.2 to 3.6 times in standard length); jaws protrusible; edge of preopercle smooth; second anal spine short and thin; pelvic fin short (1.8 to 2.0 times in head length); body silvery, darker in the dorsal region; fins transparent except for tips of dorsal spines which are black (Ref. 55763).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found over soft bottoms of coastal waters, especially abundant in brackish waters (Ref. 9303). Feeds on crabs and shrimps (Ref. 37955). Depth range assumed (RF).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Woodland, David J. | Colaboradores

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; carnada: occasionally
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22.3 - 28.1, mean 24.2 °C (based on 274 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00850 - 0.01415), b=3.10 (3.06 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 150 [77, 307] mg/100g; Iron = 1.27 [0.65, 2.39] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [17.4, 21.1] %; Omega3 = 0.401 [0.220, 0.723] g/100g; Selenium = 20.8 [10.9, 39.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.9 [3.7, 33.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.17 [0.80, 1.67] mg/100g (wet weight);