Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Common just below the surface in shallow water or skimming the surface. Feeds on seagrasses and some fishes. Used as trolling bait. Grows to 39.6 cm (Ref. 26180).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Ogden, J.C., J.A. Yntema and I. Clavijo, 1975
National Database:
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 3723); absent in Bermuda. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and Dakar, Senegal to Luanda, Angola (Ref. 4497).
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm19.3  range ? - ? cm Max length : 55.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2683); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3633); peso máx. publicado: 200.00 g (Ref. 5217)
Raios dorsais (total): 13-14; Raios anais : 12 - 13. No ridge between nostril and eye (Ref. 26938).
An inshore, surface-dwelling species forming sizeable schools (Ref. 3723). Feeds mainly on sea grasses and small fishes (Ref. 3723). Mainly used as bait for offshore game fishes such as sailfishes and marlins; utilized as a food fish in the West Indies (Ref. 3723).