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Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentrinae
Etymology: Neoniphon: Greek, neos = new + Greek, niphon = to snow (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 70 m (Ref. 9710), usually 30 - 60 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 27°N - 10°N, 85°W - 60°W
Western Atlantic: Florida Keys, USA and Bahamas to Trinidad. Antilles and throughout Caribbean (Ref. 26938).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 26340)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 11; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 12 - 14; Espinhos anais: 4; Raios anais moles: 9. Body striped with red, yellow and silver; often anterior third of body more yellow than remainder. Third anal ray spine very long and stout (Ref. 26938). Body slender, spiny dorsal fin with broad yellow band along middle and lower sides (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Rarely found in shallow water, but appears to be the most common squirrelfish in the depth range of 30-60 m or more (Ref. 32). Reported used as food fish (Ref. 37108).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993. Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.7 - 27.7, mean 26.6 °C (based on 29 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00766 - 0.03278), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 82.3 [37.2, 256.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.795 [0.331, 1.616] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.3, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.18 [0.07, 0.43] g/100g; Selenium = 36.2 [21.2, 69.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 76.3 [29.6, 206.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.5 [1.0, 2.3] mg/100g (wet weight);
