Stromateus brasiliensis, Southwest Atlantic butterfish

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Stromateus brasiliensis Fowler, 1906

Southwest Atlantic butterfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Stromateidae (Butterfishes)
Etymology: Stromateus: Greek, stromatos = a fish flattened body with a lot of colours (Stromateus sp.) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 22 - 133 m (Ref. 36453), usually ? - 100 m (Ref. 36453). Subtropical; 26°S - 55°S, 69°W - 48°W

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Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 36453)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 47-56; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 40 - 48; Vertebrae: 43 - 46. Body blue green dorsally, silvery white ventrally. Many round dark blue spots on upper half of body. Distal parts of fins darker (Ref. 27363).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Spawns near the coast (Ref. 36453). Juveniles lives in close association with jellyfishes (Ref. 36453).

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Menni, R.C., R.A. Ringuelet and R.H. Aramburu, 1984. Peces marinos de la Argentina y Uruguay. Editorial Hemisferio Sur S.A. Buenos, Aires, Argentina. 359 p. (Ref. 2806)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 5.6 - 14.6, mean 8.5 °C (based on 224 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00507 - 0.01567), b=3.17 (3.01 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.38 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 71.8 [31.7, 143.6] mg/100g; Iron = 1.03 [0.50, 1.87] mg/100g; Protein = 15.7 [13.8, 18.3] %; Omega3 = 0.368 [0.232, 0.576] g/100g; Selenium = 33.8 [18.4, 67.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 21.1 [7.8, 56.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.79 [0.55, 1.12] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.