Taxonomic Remarks
Matsuura (2003: Ref. 53032) places this species in the genus Rhinesomus.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 50 m (Ref. 12204). Subtropical; 44°N - 35°S, 98°W - 34°W
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 12204) and Massachusetts, USA to Brazil, including Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251); common length : 20.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3696)
Carapace and caudal peduncle blackish with numerous small white spots; lips and bases of fins blackish; terminal edge of caudal fin narrowly white with a blackish submarginal band (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found on coral reefs (Ref. 12204). Solitary or in small groups (Ref. 9710). Feeds on a wide variety of small bottom invertebrates such as mollusks, crustaceans, worms, sessile tunicates and sponges exposed by a jet of water ejected through the mouth (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh locally (Ref. 3696). Toxins released when excited kill other fishes (Ref. 5521). Easily approached (Ref. 9710).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Coad, B.W., 1995. Encyclopedia of Canadian fishes. Canadian Museum of Nature and Canadian Sportfishing Productions Inc. Singapore. (Ref. 12204)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 22.7 - 28, mean 25.7 °C (based on 396 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.05248 (0.02985 - 0.09226), b=2.76 (2.60 - 2.92), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.3 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 23.4 [9.0, 74.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.603 [0.295, 1.440] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [16.8, 21.2] %; Omega3 = 0.16 [0.08, 0.31] g/100g; Selenium = 19.9 [8.5, 43.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 23.1 [5.8, 100.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.683 [0.436, 1.092] mg/100g (wet weight);
