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Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 30 - 70 m (Ref. 13608). Subtropical; 43°N - 33°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda through the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Most abundant member of the genus Haemulon along the eastern coast of Florida (Ref. 26938).
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm 14.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 11824); common length : 18.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5217); peso massimo pubblicato: 85.60 g (Ref. 118626); Età massima riportata: 9 anni (Ref. 3206)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 15; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 9. Silvery white with a mid-lateral yellow stripe running from eye to a large round black spot at base of caudal fin; a second narrower yellow stripe on back above lateral line (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Maximum depth from Ref. 126840. Inhabits seagrass beds, sand flats, and patch reefs (Ref. 9710). Forms schools (Ref. 5521). Feeds on small crustaceans, mollusks, other benthic invertebrates, plankton, and algae (Ref. 3798). Marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 3798).
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquario: Acquari pubblici; esca: usually
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Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 23.3 - 28.1, mean 27.2 °C (based on 912 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.01285 - 0.01782), b=2.98 (2.94 - 3.02), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.4 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.18-0.35; tmax=9; Fec=29,000).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 29.1 [9.4, 83.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.535 [0.250, 1.070] mg/100g; Protein = 20.2 [18.3, 22.1] %; Omega3 = 0.229 [0.108, 0.441] g/100g; Selenium = 10.6 [4.7, 23.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 92.8 [28.4, 309.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.773 [0.465, 1.274] mg/100g (wet weight);