Atherina hepsetus, Mediterranean sand smelt : fisheries

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Atherina hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758

Mediterranean sand smelt
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> Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherininae
Etymology: Atherina: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marin; eau douce; saumâtre. Subtropical; 45°N - 25°N, 20°W - 45°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: coasts of Spain and Morocco including Madeira and the Canary Islands. Also in the western Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea and Black Sea.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5980); common length : 15.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5980)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Total scales in midlateral series 59-65. Anal fin with 10-12 1/2 rays (Ref. 59043).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Littoral, often near shore. Gregarious, sometimes occurs in marine lagoons (France) and estuaries (Portugal). Feed on pelagic copepods and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 5980).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Dyer, Brian S. | Collaborateurs

Maugé, L.A., 1990. Atherinidae. p. 604-605. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4499)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: hautement commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 16.1 - 21.1, mean 19 °C (based on 523 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00429 - 0.00703), b=3.08 (3.01 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.33 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 130 [79, 276] mg/100g; Iron = 1.31 [0.75, 2.20] mg/100g; Protein = 20.8 [19.3, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.379 [0.190, 0.732] g/100g; Selenium = 11.5 [5.3, 25.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.7 [8.7, 69.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.45 [1.02, 2.08] mg/100g (wet weight);