Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 3 - 80 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 42°N - 35°S, 99°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Caribbean and Antilles. Occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida, 25° 16'N, 83° 37'W (Ref.78464).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36453); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 152.40 g (Ref. 118626)
Bold pattern of hexagons outlined by narrow dark lines; centers and areas between hexagons pale (Ref. 26938). Purplish blue on sides and ventrally (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Occurs in clear water around coral reefs. Feeds on sponges, alcyonarians, tunicates, and shrimp. Uncommon and wary (Ref. 9710). Consumed fresh, generally roasted (Ref. 5217).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., B.B. Collette and B.E. Luckhurst, 1999. Fishes of Bermuda: history, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 4. 424 p. (Ref. 35505)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30303)
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 21.4 - 28, mean 25.9 °C (based on 318 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02818 (0.01685 - 0.04715), b=2.83 (2.68 - 2.98), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.0 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 40.5 [15.5, 83.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.66 [0.35, 1.46] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.5, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.0925 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 51.9 [24.9, 120.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 27.8 [6.2, 118.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.3 [0.8, 2.0] mg/100g (wet weight);
