Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 25 - 80 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 37°N - 33°S, 89°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: from South Carolina (USA), through Gulf of Mexico to Lesser Antilles.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251)
Espinhos dorsais (total): 3; Raios dorsais moles (total): 26-29; Raios anais moles: 23 - 27. Three prominent diagonal grooves running from below and behind mouth nearly to gill opening; light brownish gray with rows of dark brown spots on body; grooves on head dark brown; caudal fin pale with orange-red upper and lower borders and a large orange-red crescent posteriorly (Ref. 13442).
Inhabits seaward reef slopes, usually well below 30 m, where in some places they are among the most common fish. Young live among floating Sargassum. Solitary or in small groups. Feeds on crabs and sea urchins. Spawns in deep water (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20 - 27.6, mean 25.2 °C (based on 60 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02570 (0.01232 - 0.05364), b=2.94 (2.77 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.29 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 52.2 [23.7, 116.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.732 [0.377, 1.701] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.0, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.062, 0.251] g/100g; Selenium = 35.5 [17.2, 76.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 93.2 [25.8, 330.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.67, 1.55] mg/100g (wet weight);
