Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 0 - 9 m. Subtropical; 33°N - 25°S, 95°W - 65°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan (Mexico) to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and northern South America.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 102 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 7251)
Light brown to grayish brown, darker above, with pale spots (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Commonly encountered swimming near the bottom in clear water from harbors to reefs. More common along continent and in grassy areas (Ref. 7251). Found in shallow areas to depths of 9 m. Feeds mainly on crabs. (Ref. 26938).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 26.1 - 28.3, mean 27.5 °C (based on 435 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00091 (0.00039 - 0.00215), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (61 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 22.6 [9.9, 50.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.489 [0.252, 0.990] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [17.3, 22.1] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.05, 0.36] g/100g; Selenium = 15.6 [7.4, 38.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.2 [7.1, 106.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.643 [0.414, 1.011] mg/100g (wet weight);
