Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical; 33°N - 33°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina (USA) and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Adults prefer sandy shores. Young are more widespread.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.9 - 28, mean 26 °C (based on 412 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00543 - 0.01532), b=3.09 (2.95 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 76.2 [39.2, 126.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.686 [0.328, 1.153] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [17.2, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.084, 0.243] g/100g; Selenium = 30.7 [18.3, 54.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 73.9 [20.5, 213.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.45 [0.98, 2.03] mg/100g (wet weight);