Trindade and Martim Vaz Archipelago country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
common (usually seen)
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Ref: Gasparini, J.L. and S.R. Floeter, 2001
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Uses:
no uses
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Gasparini, J.L. and S.R. Floeter, 2001
National Database:
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 / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm19.3  range ? - ? cm Max length : 55.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2683); common length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3633); peso máximo publicado: 200.00 g (Ref. 5217)
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13 - 14; Radios blandos anales: 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).