Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin pelagic-oceanic; profondeur 0 - ? m. Tropical; 32°N - 5°S
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Cabo Blanco, Peru; including the Galapagos Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 83530); common length : 70.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9279); poids max. publié: 1.8 kg (Ref. 124487)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 20 - 24; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 18 - 22; Vertèbres: 74 - 80.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Generally found offshore, but may also encountered in coastal areas (Ref. 9279). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface (Ref. 205). Usually caught with the help of artificial lights (Ref. 9279). Marketed fresh and salted (Ref. 9279). The flesh is of good quality (Ref. 9279).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Collette, B.B., 1995. Belonidae. Agujones, maraos. p. 919-926. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9279)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 21.9 - 28.9, mean 26.7 °C (based on 78 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00072 (0.00039 - 0.00134), b=3.12 (2.96 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.5 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 158 [53, 581] mg/100g; Iron = 1.05 [0.48, 2.77] mg/100g; Protein = 15.7 [12.9, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.193 [0.079, 0.570] g/100g; Selenium = 34.1 [15.4, 84.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 101 [15, 561] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.906 [0.594, 1.432] mg/100g (wet weight);