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Orthopristis chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pigfish
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Grunt, Hogfish, Pigfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., B.B. Collette and B.E. Luckhurst, 1999
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Type locality, Charleston. A preferred fish important to commercial and recreational fisheries along the east coast of the country (Ref. 35505). Present inshore south of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512). Also Ref. 7251, 9761, 26340, 26938.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Darcy, G.H., 1983
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Common names from other countries

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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Orthopristis: Greek, ortho = straight + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marien; brak water demersaal; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 10 - ? m (Ref. 25).   Temperate; 41°N - 10°N, 99°W - 60°W

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Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to Mexico.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 20.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 25); common length : 30.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3798); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 900.00 g (Ref. 25); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 4 Jaren (Ref. 25)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal): 12 - 13; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 15-16; Anale stekels 3; Anale zachte stralen: 12 - 13. Back elevated; snout long and tapering. Mouth a little oblique; maxillary reaching vertical from first nostril. Scales in oblique rows above lateral line and horizontal rows below lateral line, extending on base of caudal, pelvic and pectoral fins; also forming a low sheath on base of anal and dorsal fins.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal waters, over sand and mud bottoms. Forms schools. Mainly nocturnal and non-burrowing. Feeds on crustaceans and smaller fishes. Undergoes seasonal migration as well as local nocturnal-diurnal foraging migrations (Ref. 25).

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Spawning may occur in open water just prior to inshore migration or in quiet inshore waters, such as harbors, estuaries, and inshore banks, but may begin on outer shores first. Pigfish spawn at dusk exclusively. In general, larger fish spawn first, with smaller ones spawning latest in the season.

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Darcy, G.H., 1983. Synopsis of biological data on the pigfish, Orthopristis chrysoptera (Pisces: Haemulidae). FAO Fish. Synop. (134); NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. (449). (Ref. 25)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 March 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless




Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquarium: Publieke aquaria; aas: usually
FAO(visserij: productie; publication : search) | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.5 - 27.8, mean 24.4 (based on 232 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01778 (0.01127 - 0.02805), b=3.01 (2.87 - 3.15), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (tmax=4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Low.