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Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 75 m. Subtropical; 37°N - 33°S, 82°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Brazil.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 26340); common length : 30.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3815); publicerad maxvikt: 680.00 g (Ref. 40637)
The cheek area is usually blue with yellow spots; the blue markings on the scales are more linear; no horizontal blue band above the gill opening, but a dark bluish smudge may often seen behind the upper end of the opening (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Adults are frequently found in coral areas, while the young prefer vegetated (e.g. Thalassia), sandy bottoms. Feeds mainly on mollusks, worms, brittle stars, hermit crabs, crabs and sea urchins. Easily approached (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 5217).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02239 (0.01406 - 0.03564), b=2.93 (2.80 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Näringsämnen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 22.6 [9.6, 46.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.517 [0.263, 1.088] mg/100g; Protein = 20 [19, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.167 [0.095, 0.304] g/100g; Selenium = 17.5 [7.7, 36.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29 [7, 124] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.63 [0.39, 0.96] mg/100g (wet weight); |