Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 5 m (Ref. 3723), usually 0 - 2 m (Ref. 40849). Subtropical; 43°N - 13°S
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).
Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm 19.3  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 2683); common length : 35.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3633); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 200.00 g (Ref. 5217)
पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 13 - 14; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 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).
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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Human uses
मात्स्यिकी: लघु वाणिज्य; ठहराव / प्रलोभन: usually
साधन
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