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marino; acqua dolce; salmastro pelagic-neritic; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 50 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical; 21°N - 29°S, 20°W - 15°E
Eastern Atlantic: coastal waters of West Africa from Mauritania to Angola or Namibia (Ref. 4445, 81265, 81629). Sometimes it enters freshwater, like in Cross River and Kouilou-Niari River (Ref. 81629). It is often confused with Elops senegalensis (Ref. 81629).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5377); common length : 60.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2683)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0. Diagnosis: Elops lacerta is characterized by 17-19 gill-rakers on lower limb of first gill arch and small scales, those in lateral line numbering 72 to 83 and ornamented with a small, unbranched, tubule (Ref. 2844, 81265, 81629).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Elops lacerta lives in shallow coastal waters over sandy/muddy bottoms, occasionally entering brackish waters and the lower reaches of rivers; from inshore and some way up tidal rivers to edge of shelf (Ref. 4445, 81265, 81629). The reproduction takes place in the sea (Ref. 81265). It feeds primarily on small fishes, mainly clupeids, crustaceans and molluscs; large specimens also feed on insects (Ref. 81629).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Whitehead, P.J.P., 1990. Elopidae. p. 118-119. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4445)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 23.8 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 68 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5176 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00503 - 0.00868), b=2.96 (2.88 - 3.04), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.2 ±0.75 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Assuming tm=2-3; K=0.7 for juveniles).
Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
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Vulnerabilità climatica (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (83 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 100 [59, 207] mg/100g; Iron = 1.23 [0.71, 2.15] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [14.7, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.197 [0.105, 0.378] g/100g; Selenium = 63.3 [29.7, 146.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.36 [3.04, 23.05] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.981 [0.695, 1.430] mg/100g (wet weight);
