Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 190 m (Ref. 47377), usually 18 - 70 m (Ref. 5217). Subtropical; 26°N - 53°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Belize and Jamaica southward to Argentina Antilles, Central and South America (Ref. 26938).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm 26.2  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 104706); 45.0 cm TL (female); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3822); peso máximo publicado: 349.90 g (Ref. 131022)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9 - 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 12; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 10.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes. Traded as an aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 49392).
Miller, G.C. and W.J. Richards, 1978. Triglidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). FAO, Rome. Vol. 5. pag.var. (Ref. 3822)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 15 - 27.9, mean 26.1 °C (based on 464 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00762 - 0.01143), b=3.00 (2.95 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.8 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 8.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.13).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (57 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 68.1 [36.1, 163.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.978 [0.538, 1.847] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.1, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.584 [0.275, 1.520] g/100g; Selenium = 30 [14, 70] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.6 [6.0, 39.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.885 [0.634, 1.252] mg/100g (wet weight);