Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 119 m (Ref. 356). Subtropical, preferred 24°C (Ref. 107945); 40°N - 18°N, 97°W - 74°W
Western Atlantic: from New Jersey, USA to Yucatan, Mexico.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 17 - ? cm Max length : 22.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 109188); 20 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 2.00 years (Ref. 109223)
Maximum total length of unsexed and female from Ref. 109188 and Ref. 8, respectively. Maximum standard length: 19.0 cm. Maximum depth from Ref. 108758.
Life cycle: Eggs hatch into planktonic nauplii. The larvae undergo five nauplial, three protozoeal, and three mysis stages; then into two postlarval stages (Refs. 254, 79469). Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833). Copulation occurs when the male attached its spermatophore to the thelycum of the female (Ref. 109188). Spawning may occur once or up to four times (Ref. 109189).
Holthuis, L.B. 1980. (Ref. 8)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: experimental
FAO - Aquaculture: production; Fisheries: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15.3 - 27.3, mean 24.3 (based on 338 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.25-9.8; tmax=2).
Prior r = 0.53, 95% CL = 0.35 - 0.80, Based on 2 full stock assessments.
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
