Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 25 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 32°N - 34°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: southern Florida and the Antilles to Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251); common length : 25.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5217); peso massimo pubblicato: 850.00 g (Ref. 5217)
Spine dorsali (totale): 12; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 15-17; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 9. Maxilla reaching to below center of eye; soft portion of dorsal fin relatively high; silvery gray with dark stripes on upper half of body, the region between the upper most stripe and the dorsal fin yellow (Ref. 13442).
Inhabits clear reefs (Ref. 9710). Forms dense schools (Ref. 5217). Feeds on crustaceans and sea urchins (Ref. 3798). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquario: Acquari pubblici
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.2 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 676 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01622 (0.00939 - 0.02800), b=3.02 (2.87 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.34 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 35.2 [16.2, 69.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.546 [0.284, 0.978] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.9, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.0924 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 30.3 [17.1, 55.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.9 [16.0, 161.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.67, 1.58] mg/100g (wet weight);