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Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)
Etymology: Sphyraena: Greek, sphyraina, -es = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335). More on author: Poey.
Miljö / Klimat / Range
Ekologi
; marina revassocierade; djupintervall 1 - 65 m (Ref. 9626). Tropical, preferred ?; 32°N - 38°S, 97°W - 32°W
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to Uruguay.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm FL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 40637); common length : 36.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3819); publicerad maxvikt: 1.1 kg (Ref. 40637)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 6; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 9; Taggstrålar i analfenan 2; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 9
Inhabits coastal waters. Found in rocky or coral reefs (Ref. 9710). More abundant over muddy bottoms. Juveniles are encountered in seagrass beds (Ref. 9626). Often occurs in large schools, sometimes near the surface (Ref. 9626). Marketed fresh and frozen.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Human uses
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00279 - 0.01304), b=2.92 (2.75 - 3.09), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
69278): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100) .