Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 5 - 25 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 32°N - 34°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: southern Florida and the Antilles to Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 850.00 g (Ref. 5217)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 15 - 17; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9. Maxilla reaching to below center of eye; soft portion of dorsal fin relatively high; silvery gray with dark stripes on upper half of body, the region between the upper most stripe and the dorsal fin yellow (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits clear reefs (Ref. 9710). Forms dense schools (Ref. 5217). Feeds on crustaceans and sea urchins (Ref. 3798). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 26.2 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 676 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00931 - 0.02699), b=3.02 (2.87 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.34 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 35.2 [16.2, 69.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.546 [0.284, 0.978] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.9, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.0924 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 30.3 [17.1, 55.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.9 [16.0, 161.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.67, 1.58] mg/100g (wet weight);
