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Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Gerres: Latin, gerres = a kind of anchovies; cited by Plinius.
More on author: Walbaum.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; amphidrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 33°N - 23°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida, USA; Bahamas, northern Gulf of Mexico, around Caribbean, including Antilles and south American coast (Ref. 26938) to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 20.0, range 19 - ? cm
Max length : 41.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 7251); common length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 6077); max. veröff. Gewicht: 530.00 g (Ref. 40637)
Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 7. Silvery with about seven faint pinkish bars on side on body; pelvic fins yellow (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits shallow coastal waters in open sandy and surf areas, seagrass beds, near reefs, and mangrove channels (Ref. 7251). Enters brackish water, sometimes even fresh water (Ref. 3722). May occur in small aggregations (Ref. 3722). Feeds on benthic invertebrates such as worms, clams, crustaceans (Ref. 3722); also feeds on insects (Ref. 9303). Often seen feeding in sand patches among reefs by thrusting its mouth into the sediment and expelling sand from the gill openings (Ref. 13442). Easily approached (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh but not highly esteemed; also processed into fishmeal (Ref. 3722).
Bussing, W.A., 1995. Gerreidae. Mojarras. p. 1114-1128. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9303)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja; Köder: occasionally
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Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01318 (0.01028 - 0.01690), b=3.04 (3.00 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies. |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (K=0.3-0.60; tm=1.5). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (24 of 100). 🛈 |
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Nährstoffe (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 38.3 [14.7, 84.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.618 [0.273, 1.172] mg/100g; Protein = 20.5 [18.5, 22.5] %; Omega3 = 0.209 [0.106, 0.425] g/100g; Selenium = 12.5 [5.7, 26.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 30.3 [7.2, 118.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.917 [0.561, 1.436] mg/100g (wet weight); |