Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range ? - 403 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical; 30°N - 29°N, 87°W - 89°W (Ref. 57476)
Western Atlantic: southern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA, possibly to Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Oviparous, eggs are pelagic (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | 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: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Tools
Special reports
Download XML
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18 - 25.6, mean 24 °C (based on 46 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00552 - 0.03297), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 85 [43, 201] mg/100g; Iron = 1.2 [0.7, 2.2] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [15.9, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.205 [0.114, 0.367] g/100g; Selenium = 70.2 [30.9, 149.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.1 [4.9, 70.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.91 [0.59, 1.38] mg/100g (wet weight);
