>
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Etymology: Eucinostomus: Greek, eu = good + Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Nichols.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal; profondeur 0 - 45 m (Ref. 5217), usually ? - 10 m (Ref. 3722). Tropical; 33°N - 29°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda to Florida, USA and the Bahamas; also Antilles and south American coast from Venezuela (Ref. 26938) to Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251); common length : 14.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3722)
Generally found over vegetated sand grounds and over mud bottoms in mangrove areas (Ref. 3722). May form aggregations. Probably feeds on small benthic invertebrates (Ref. 5217). Marketed fresh but not highly esteemed; processed into fishmeal (Ref. 3722).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
Outils
Articles particuliers
Télécharger en XML
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.1 - 28.1, mean 27.4 °C (based on 730 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00774 - 0.02145), b=3.07 (2.93 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).