Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Temperate; ? - 32°C (Ref. 12741); 50°N - 26°N
North America: Lake Michigan drainage and Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania and Michigan to Montana, USA and south to the Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Slope drainages from Mobile Bay in Alabama to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico, USA. Also in Mexico.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 112 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 40637); common length : 58.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12193); peso máx. Publicado: 37.3 kg (Ref. 40637); Idade máx. registada: 15 anos (Ref. 12193)
Inhabits pools, backwaters and main channels of small to large rivers. Also occurs in lakes and impoundments. Feeds on shellfish and algae, by grinding with the bony plates in its throat (Ref. 9988). Appears to be a good candidate for aquaculture. Marketed fresh and eaten pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Assuming same reproductive mode as in Chasmistes.
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe desportivo: sim
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00848 - 0.01555), b=3.00 (2.91 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.39 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (tmax=15).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 29.4 [14.7, 51.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.449 [0.257, 0.776] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [15.3, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 1.16 [0.45, 2.76] g/100g; Selenium = 24.1 [9.8, 54.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.9 [5.1, 51.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.709 [0.486, 1.060] mg/100g (wet weight);
