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Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Platybelone: Greek, platys = flat + Greek, belone = needle; any fish with sharp pointed snout; also Pierre Belon, 1517-64, French zoologist born in Le Mans. Professor at the College de France, author of " La nature et diversité des poissons", 1551 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lesueur.
Taxonomic Remarks
The 4 subspecies were upraised at species rank, as provisionally accepted names, , until more works are conducted on P. argalus susbepcies to fix their status.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 0 - ? m, usually 0 - 2 m (Ref. 40849). Subtropical; 37°N - 29°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Brazil (Ref. 7251), including the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 26340); common length : 35.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5217)
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 12 - 15; Anale zachte stralen: 17 - 20. Gill rakers present; caudal peduncle with a lateral keel, the lateral line passing ventral to it.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Occurs offshore; particularly abundant around islands (Ref. 5217); schools in sheltered parts of the reef (Ref. 48635). Feeds mainly on small fishes. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Visserij: visserij voor eigen gebruik
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00112 (0.00043 - 0.00295), b=3.05 (2.82 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.5 ±0.8 se; based on diet studies. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
High.
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 57.9 [15.1, 228.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.551 [0.229, 1.539] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.162 [0.062, 0.487] g/100g; Selenium = 8.69 [3.39, 25.46] μg/100g; VitaminA = 117 [28, 555] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.654 [0.361, 1.155] mg/100g (wet weight); |