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Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Etymology: Lepisosteus: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, osteon = bone; bony sacled (Ref. 45335); oculatus: From the word oculatus, meaning eyed (referring to the ocellus-like spots on the body) (Ref. 10294).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water; brak water demersaal. Subtropical; 12°C - 20°C (Ref. 2060); 52°N - 24°N, 99°W - 74°W
North America: Lake Erie and south Lake Michigan drainages south through Mississippi River basin to Gulf Slope drainages from lower Apalachicola River in Florida to Nueces River in Texas, USA.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?, range 40 - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 57533); common length : 100.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3728); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 4.4 kg (Ref. 40637); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 18 Jaren (Ref. 12193)
Profusion of dark spots on the body, head and fins. Dark in coloration (Ref. 37032).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Adults occur in quiet, clear pools and backwaters of lowland creeks, small to large rivers, oxbow lakes, swamps and sloughs. Occasionally enter brackish waters. A voracious predator feeding on various kinds of fishes and crustaceans.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5781 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00148 - 0.00814), b=3.22 (3.01 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (tm=4; Fec=1,772).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 37.9 [23.5, 80.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.781 [0.471, 1.202] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.7, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.271 [0.161, 0.458] g/100g; Selenium = 45.8 [25.3, 84.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.17 [2.51, 14.71] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.573 [0.426, 0.794] mg/100g (wet weight);
