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Peprilus triacanthus  (Peck, 1804)

Atlantic butterfish
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Classificação / Names

Actinopterygii (peixes com raios nas barbatanas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Stromateidae (Butterfishes)
Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

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Referência principal

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251); common length : 20.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2702)

Length at first maturity
Lm 12.0  range ? - ? cm

Ambiente

; marinhas; estuarina bentopelágico; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 15 - 420 m (Ref. 58426), usually ? - 55 m (Ref. 53006)

Clima / Intervalo

Subtropical, preferred 20°C (Ref. 107945); 62°N - 26°N, 87°W - 52°W

Distribuição

Western Atlantic: from Labrador (Ref. 58426) to the gulf coasts of Florida (Ref. 2702). Absent in Bermuda or Caribbean (Ref. 26938).
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções

Descrição breve

Espinhos dorsais (total): 3; Espinhos anais 3. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body oval to somewhat elongate, moderately deep (its depth 2.7 to 3 times in total length) and strongly compressed; eye medium-sized (its diameter 3.4 to 3.7 times in head length), surrounded by a small area of adipose tissue; snout short and blunt, lower jaw projecting somewhat beyond upper; mouth small, tip of maxillary not reaching to anterior eye margin; teeth in jaws very small, in a single row, while those in the upper jaw flattened and with 3 tiny cusps; dorsal and anal-fin bases very long (about equal in length), the anterior fin rays elevated, but fins not falcate, and both fins preceded by 3 short, weak, spines; caudal fin deeply forked; pectoral fins long (longer than head) and pointed; pelvic fins absent; a conspicuous series of 17 to 25 pores along anterior half of body under dorsal fin; lateral line high, following dorsal profile; scales small, present also on cheeks; caudal vertebrae 17 to 20; body color pale blue above, silvery below; numerous irregular dark spots on sides in live fish (fading after death) (Ref. 53006).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Forms large schools over the continental shelf, except during the winter months when it may descend to deeper water. Juveniles are generally found under floating weeds and jellyfish. Often found in brackish waters (Ref. 26938). Nerito-pelagic (Ref. 58426). Adults feeds mainly on jellyfish (Ref. 26938), squids, arrow worms, crustaceans and worms (Ref. 58426). Marketed fresh, smoked and frozen; eaten fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988). Mostly frozen and exported to Japan.

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)

Ameaça para o homem

  Harmless



Utilização humana

Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe desportivo: sim

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Referências
Aquacultura
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Fontes da internet

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278)
3.9   ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resiliência (Ref. 69278)
Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (K=0.8(?); tm=1)

Vulnerabilidade (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766)
Medium