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Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Etymology: Pellona: Derived from Latin, pellis = skin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr David Elson Harrower (1890–1970) was a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science, with interests in both anthropology and zoology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; salobre pelagic-neritic; rango de profundidad 5 - 36 m. Tropical; 12°N - 30°S, 89°W - 32°W (Ref. 188)
Western Atlantic: Panama, Trinidad, and the Guianas southward to southern Brazil.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); common length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 33.00 g (Ref. 118626)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 36 - 42. Belly with 17 to 20 + 5 to 7, total 22 to 26 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting; upper jaw with a toothed hypo-maxillary bone between hind tip of pre-maxilla and lower bulge of maxilla blade. Pelvic fins with distinct axillary scale; anal fin long, its origin under middle of dorsal fin base. Scales easily lost (Ref. 188). Bluish gray above, sides silvery (Ref. 37032).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found inshore, along beaches and down to at least 16 m over a muddy bottom. Enters estuaries, but perhaps not tolerating very low salinities (Ref. 12225).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 7. Clupeoid fishes of the world (suborder Clupeoidei). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the herrings, sardines, pilchards, sprats, shads, anchovies and wolf-herrings. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(7/1):1-303. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 188)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.8 - 27.9, mean 27.3 °C (based on 82 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00661 - 0.00955), b=3.02 (2.97 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 227 [115, 485] mg/100g; Iron = 1.88 [1.11, 3.12] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [18.0, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.456 [0.222, 0.877] g/100g; Selenium = 33.1 [16.2, 68.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 38.6 [14.0, 101.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.55 [1.05, 2.21] mg/100g (wet weight);
