Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce; saumâtre démersal; profondeur ? - 50 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles and Panama to Brazil; questionably recorded from Florida Keys in USA. Replaced by Albula pacifica in the eastern Pacific (Ref. 84142).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251); common length : 40.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5217)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 19 - 20; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 8. Last rays of dorsal and anal fin prolonged; upper lobe of caudal fin slightly longer than lower lobe; dusky spot at pectoral base; head region naked; nasal pore margin black; black bands on snout (Ref. 13608). Brilliant silver below and dark above (Ref. 37032).
Mostly in estuaries, especially those of rivers along mountainous shores (Ref. 7251). Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 5217).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Spawning occurs in open waters. Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 205).
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
Outils
Articles particuliers
Télécharger en XML
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5007 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00559 - 0.03252), b=3.04 (2.84 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 136 [65, 219] mg/100g; Iron = 1.14 [0.75, 1.74] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.3, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.299 [0.172, 0.511] g/100g; Selenium = 54.4 [29.5, 97.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.6 [7.0, 32.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.16 [0.91, 1.53] mg/100g (wet weight);