Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 140 m (Ref. 54802). Subtropical; 40°N - 35°S
Probably circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas. Reported from the Mediterranean (Ref. 11228).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 101 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5951)
Spine dorsali (totale): 12; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 20-23; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 20 - 21; Vertebre: 31. Dark brown to deep purple, fins dark (Ref. 4412). Preorbital snout naked or with a few predorsal scales distinctly smaller than those between eyes (Ref 9834).
Oceanic, epipelagic or mesopelagic in tropical waters. Feeds mainly on salps (Ref. 33689). Occurs near the surface at night but depth at daytime is not known. Excellent food fish.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Haedrich, R.L., 1990. Nomeidae. p. 1014-1018. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6891)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.4 - 26.4, mean 21.9 °C (based on 848 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00420 - 0.02273), b=3.09 (2.88 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.0 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): High vulnerability (61 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 48.9 [30.6, 77.6] mg/100g; Iron = 1.22 [0.77, 1.85] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.4, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.345 [0.229, 0.528] g/100g; Selenium = 27.9 [16.9, 48.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 12 [5, 31] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.609 [0.451, 0.829] mg/100g (wet weight);