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Common names: Atlantic moonfish, Horsefish, Jack
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549, 93252). Also Ref. 26938.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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Common names from other countries

Musso atlantique, Jorobado lamparosa, Moonshine, ... more

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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Selene: Greek, selene = moon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Mitchill.

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

marino; salobre bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 55 m (Ref. 26912). Subtropical; 46°N - 45°S, 98°W - 16°W

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Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada through most of the West Indies; along coasts of Gulf of Mexico and South America (Ref. 26938) to Mar del Plata, Argentina. Absent from the Bahamas (Ref. 26938). Replaced by Selene dorsalis in the eastern Atlantic. These two species have not been adequately studied and may prove to be conspecific. Known to occur in Mauritania (Ref. 5377).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 20.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26340); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 4.6 kg (Ref. 26340)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 21; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 17. Pelvic fin small (Ref. 13608). A very deep-bodied, short and strongly compressed fish. Facial profile nearly vertical and concave. Pelvic fin very short (Ref. 26938).

Adults usually found near the bottom from inshore waters to at least 54 m depth, but may form schools near the surface (Ref. 5217). Juveniles are found on muddy bottoms brackish estuaries and in coastal marine waters (Ref. 5217). Adults feed on small fishes and crustaceans. Good food fish and marketed fresh.

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Colaboradores

Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 August 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)

Human uses

Pesquerías: muy comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12 - 27.9, mean 24.4 (based on 656 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.01144 - 0.01451), b=2.95 (2.92 - 2.98), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.52 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (tmax=4.5; assuming tm=2-3).

Prior r = 0.54, 95% CL = 0.36 - 0.81, Based on 2 data-limited stock assessments.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815)