Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 10 - 70 m (Ref. 10799). Tropical; 21°N - 18°S, 27°W - 14°E (Ref. 57343)
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 57402). Also reported from Mauritania (Ref. 10799) and Cape Verde (Ref. 27000). Reported from Cuba based on a single specimen; no other specimens taken from the western Atlantic (Ref. 57343).
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm 15.0 range ? - 17 cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 57402); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3659)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 14 - 18; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 28 - 30. Diagnosis: detached pectoral filaments very long, exceeding body length; base of anal fin much longer than base of 2nd dorsal fin; body moderately elongate and compressed, its height comprised 3.0-3.4 in standard length; snout very short, blunt and prominent; mouth inferior; maxillary bone strongly widened at its end, reaching largely past eye; 2 widely separated dorsal fins, 1st with 8 flexible spines, 2nd with 1 spine and 14-18 soft rays; anal fin base much longer than 2nd dorsal fin base; pectoral fin inserted very low on body; threadlike filaments, 5 in number, 4 of them longer than total length of fish; scales ctenoid; head scaly (Ref. 57402).
Coloration: body uniformly silvery, greyish on back, shading to whitish ventrally; fins tinged with yellow (Ref. 57402).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults occur over sandy (Ref. 2683) and muddy bottoms in shallow waters (Ref. 57343), frequently in brackish waters (Ref. 57343, 57402) and estuaries (Ref. 57402). Carnivorous (Ref. 57402), They feed on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Motomura, H., 2004. Threadfins of the world (Family Polynemidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. FAO Spec. Cat. Fish. Purp. Rome: FAO. 3:117 p. (Ref. 57343)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: muy comercial
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 20.2 - 27.9, mean 25.8 °C (based on 70 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00398 (0.00236 - 0.00672), b=3.13 (2.98 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.6 ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (K=0.72).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
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Vulnerabilidad climática (Ref.
125649): High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 194 [95, 369] mg/100g; Iron = 1.34 [0.67, 2.39] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [18.0, 21.1] %; Omega3 = 0.274 [0.169, 0.428] g/100g; Selenium = 64.3 [33.4, 126.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.4 [5.1, 25.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.44 [1.00, 2.11] mg/100g (wet weight);
