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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Haemulinae
Etymology: Orthopristis: Greek, ortho = straight + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser; brackwasser demersal; ozeanodrom (Ref. 51243); tiefenbereich 10 - ? m (Ref. 25). Temperate; 41°N - 10°N, 99°W - 60°W
Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to Mexico.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 20.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 25); common length : 30.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 3798); max. veröff. Gewicht: 900.00 g (Ref. 25); max. veröff. Alter: 4 Jahre (Ref. 25)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12 - 13; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 15 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 12 - 13. Back elevated; snout long and tapering. Mouth a little oblique; maxillary reaching vertical from first nostril. Scales in oblique rows above lateral line and horizontal rows below lateral line, extending on base of caudal, pelvic and pectoral fins; also forming a low sheath on base of anal and dorsal fins.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits coastal waters, over sand and mud bottoms. Forms schools. Mainly nocturnal and non-burrowing. Feeds on crustaceans and smaller fishes. Undergoes seasonal migration as well as local nocturnal-diurnal foraging migrations (Ref. 25).
Spawning may occur in open water just prior to inshore migration or in quiet inshore waters, such as harbors, estuaries, and inshore banks, but may begin on outer shores first. Pigfish spawn at dusk exclusively. In general, larger fish spawn first, with smaller ones spawning latest in the season.
Darcy, G.H., 1983. Synopsis of biological data on the pigfish, Orthopristis chrysoptera (Pisces: Haemulidae). FAO Fish. Synop. (134); NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. (449). (Ref. 25)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Aquarium: Öffentliche Aquarien; Köder: usually
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Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 15.5 - 27.8, mean 24.4 °C (based on 232 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.01242 - 0.01931), b=3.02 (2.96 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 6.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (K=0.18-0.46; tmax=4).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
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Klimaanfälligkeit (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 32.1 [10.0, 72.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.332 [0.169, 0.681] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [16.6, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.446 [0.203, 0.892] g/100g; Selenium = 11.1 [5.4, 23.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.22 [2.89, 28.64] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.579 [0.380, 0.871] mg/100g (wet weight);
