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Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Etymology: Cyclopsetta: Greek, kyklos = round + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr John Franks Chittenden (1843–1895) was an English physician who moved to the West Indies (1871). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 20 - 150 m (Ref. 5217). Subtropical; 30°N - 26°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: northwestern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 131022); common length : 25.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3275); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 513.00 g (Ref. 131022)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 82 - 90; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 63 - 69. Body is oval, moderately elongate. Dorsal fin originates distinctly anterior to a vertical at front of the eyes. Eyes on left side, not large, their diameter is 5 - 5.9 times the head length. The interorbital space is narrow, less than half the eye diameter. Lateral line on eyed side is not steeply arched above pectoral fin. The mouth is large extending slightly beyond the posterior margin of the eyes. Caudal fin is rounded. Color is brown with a large blotch beneath pectoral fin. The dorsal and anal fins have a row of dark spots containing pale areas,. Two spots on the dorsal and a few on the anal are large. The caudal fin has three large dark spots at the posterior border, none on center of the fin. Number of ovaries: 2. Ovaries are symmetrical, lie parallel with each other, depressed cross-sectionally and extra-visceral in location (Ref. 101557).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: flattened.
Occurs in bays, lagoons and shallow coastal waters. Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 5217). Marketed fresh (Ref. 5217).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Number of ovaries: 2. Ovaries are symmetrical, lie parallel with each other, depressed cross-sectionally and extra-visceral in location (Ref. 101557).
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 op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00832 (0.00509 - 0.01360), b=3.10 (2.96 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
4.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Generation time |
1.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (K=0.78). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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