Taxonomic Remarks
The species in the genera Spratelloides Bleeker, 1851 and Jenkinsia Jordan & Evermann, 1896 should most probably be assigned to a separated family from Clupeidae and Dussumieriidae (Lavoué, pers. comm., July 2013). See a preliminary analysis in Lavoué et al. (2013: Ref. 93878).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 50 m. Subtropical; 34°N - 8°N, 100°W - 60°W (Ref. 188)
Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean south to Tobago. Antilles (Ref. 26938).
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 2.8, range 2 - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0; Vértebra: 40 - 43. Lower gill raker counts, show some correlation with geographical area, suggesting that the species may comprise three races or subspecies. W-shaped pelvic scute; pre-maxillae toothed, 1 supra-maxilla; isthmus slender, but with slight 'shoulders' anteriorly; vertebrae 40 to 43 (usually 42 - Venezuela); silver lateral band not becoming narrower or fading near gill opening (Ref. 188). Chest is slightly keeled. Small anal fin. Faintly greenish above (Ref. 37032).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
A schooling species usually occurring inshore. Feeds on zooplankton. Preyed upon by many larger fishes and squids (Ref. 5521). Important as live bait for scombrids (Ref. 26340). In 1937, at Kingston, Jamaica it spawns during the winter months. Travels long distance (Ref. 37032).
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: escaso valor comercial; carnada: usually
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.4 - 28, mean 26.8 °C (based on 200 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5664 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00360 - 0.01331), b=3.26 (3.09 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 0.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (tm<1; K>0.3).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 177 [73, 638] mg/100g; Iron = 2.61 [0.98, 5.72] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [17.9, 21.3] %; Omega3 = 0.356 [0.102, 1.308] g/100g; Selenium = 34 [9, 124] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26.6 [4.9, 168.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.25 [1.12, 4.22] mg/100g (wet weight);
