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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Eugerres: Greek, eu = good, well + Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius.
Eponymy: Charles Plumier (1646–1704) was a Franciscan monk, botanist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Cuvier.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas; Água doce; estuarina demersal; anádromo (Ref. 126106). Subtropical; 35°N - 33°S, 99°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: South Carolina to western Florida, USA (Ref. 26938) and the entire Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; absent from Bahamas and smaller islands in West Indies.
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm 22.0, range 18 - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3722); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3722); peso máx. publicado: 1.0 kg (Ref. 4699)
Adults inhabit shallow coastal waters and common in brackish waters (Ref. 36880), mostly over mud bottoms in mangrove-lined creeks and lagoons (Ref. 3722); often entering a considerable distance into freshwaters (Ref. 36880). They feed on aquatic insects, crustaceans, micro-bivalves and detritus (Ref. 36880). Marketed fresh; processed into fishmeal (Ref. 3722).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Randall, J.E. and R. Vergara R., 1978. Gerreidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Vol. 2. pag.var. (Ref. 3722)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pouco comercial; peixe esportivo: sim
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01479 (0.01083 - 0.02019), b=3.03 (2.98 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
2.2 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies. |
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Generation time |
3.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies. |
Resiliência (Ref. 120179) |
médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.17-0.32). |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Nutrientes (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 99.4 [46.7, 185.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.06 [0.48, 2.18] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.5, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.233 [0.119, 0.434] g/100g; Selenium = 22.9 [10.8, 50.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.92 [1.52, 20.98] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.03 [0.66, 1.63] mg/100g (wet weight); |