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Belonidae (Needlefishes)
Etymology: Strongylura: Greek, strongylos = round + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; agua dulce; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - ? m. Tropical; 33°N - 8°N, 98°W - 60°W
Western Central Atlantic: Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras (Ref. 50368); also reported from Bermuda (Ref. 7251). Another subspecies, Strongylura notata forsythia is recognized occurring from the Bahamas, southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 22.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 15; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 15.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits coastal waters, mostly in bays and inlets. May enter freshwater (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Collette, B.B., K.E. Bemis, N.V. Parin and I.B, Shakhovskoy, 2019. Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Order Beloniformes (Needlefishes, Sauries, Halfbeaks, and Flyingfishes). Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (pt 10):1-252. (Ref. 123692)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 23.9 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 214 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00145 (0.00090 - 0.00231), b=3.00 (2.87 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 65.6 [20.8, 268.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.51 [0.25, 1.20] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [15.2, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.06, 0.38] g/100g; Selenium = 31.5 [15.3, 66.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 147 [45, 551] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.13 [0.73, 1.73] mg/100g (wet weight);