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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Diapterus: Greek, di = two + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal. Tropical; 37°N - 24°S, 98°W - 33°W
Western Atlantic: USA (Florida and North Carolina) and Greater Antilles to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 12.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 122735); common length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 1.0 kg (Ref. 122735)
Inhabits shallow coastal waters, especially in mangrove-lined creeks and lagoons, but also found on vegetated sand grounds in typical marine areas. Young more widespread than adults. Feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Consumed fresh.
Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez, 1992. Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 23.8 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 342 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00939 - 0.01341), b=3.08 (3.03 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.4 ±0.9 se; based on diet studies.
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 = 169 [98, 340] mg/100g; Iron = 1.17 [0.59, 2.11] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [16.5, 20.2] %; Omega3 = 0.225 [0.120, 0.408] g/100g; Selenium = 50.4 [28.0, 99.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.8 [4.4, 38.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.75 [1.19, 2.53] mg/100g (wet weight);
