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Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Strongylura: Greek, strongylos = round + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas; Água doce; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - ? m. Tropical; 33°N - 8°N, 98°W - 60°W
Western Central Atlantic: Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras (Ref. 50368); also reported from Bermuda (Ref. 7251). Another subspecies, Strongylura notata forsythia is recognized occurring from the Bahamas, southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm 22.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251)
Raios dorsais (total) : 12 - 15; Raios anais : 12 - 15.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits coastal waters, mostly in bays and inlets. May enter freshwater (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Collette, B.B., K.E. Bemis, N.V. Parin and I.B, Shakhovskoy, 2019. Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Order Beloniformes (Needlefishes, Sauries, Halfbeaks, and Flyingfishes). Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (pt 10):1-252. (Ref. 123692)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 23.9 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 214 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00145 (0.00090 - 0.00231), b=3.00 (2.87 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 65.6 [20.8, 268.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.51 [0.25, 1.20] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.2, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.06, 0.38] g/100g; Selenium = 31.5 [15.3, 66.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 147 [45, 551] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.13 [0.73, 1.73] mg/100g (wet weight);