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Triglidae (Searobins) > Prionotinae
Etymology: Prionotus: Greek, prion, -onos = saw + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335); evolans: In Cuvier & Valenciennes. Author from Eschmeyer (Ref. 56787).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 9 - 180 m (Ref. 93252), usually 20 - 70 m (Ref. 27549). Temperate; 46°N - 26°N, 82°W - 63°W
Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia in Canada to northern Florida in the USA; rare north of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 22.1  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251); common length : 30.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3822); peso massimo pubblicato: 1.6 kg (Ref. 4699); Età massima riportata: 7 anni (Ref. 55523)
Occurs mainly on sand bottom from inshore estuaries to about 180 m depth. Found occasionally over reefs. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and fishes. Used both for food and fish meal; other uses include for bait, pet food and fertilizer.
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; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si; esca: occasionally
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.4 - 24.6, mean 12.7 °C (based on 126 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00475 - 0.01270), b=2.95 (2.81 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.29).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 14.1 [5.7, 28.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.218 [0.107, 0.440] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.6, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.667 [0.277, 1.956] g/100g; Selenium = 8.88 [3.82, 21.53] μg/100g; VitaminA = 82.4 [24.8, 298.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.506 [0.331, 0.763] mg/100g (wet weight);