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Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Etymology: Pristigenys: Greek, pristis = saw + Greek, genys, -yos = face (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall 5 - 100 m (Ref. 9335), usually 25 - 75 m (Ref. 39763). Subtropical; 37°N - 56°S, 123°W - 72°W
Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA along continental shelf to Peru, including Revillagigedo, Cocos and the Galapagos Islands.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55763); common length : 20.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55763)
A shy nocturnal fish that prefers the deeper water around islands. It may be found with squirrelfishes and cardinalfishes but tends to range deeper than they do (76 m). Known to occur at depths of less than 5 to over 100 m in rocky habitats (Ref. 5403).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Starnes, W.C., 1988. Revision, phylogeny and biogeographic comments on the circumtropical marine percoid fish family Priacanthidae. Bull. Mar. Sci. 43(2):117-203. (Ref. 5403)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: saknar intresse
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.2 - 26, mean 19.4 °C (based on 58 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02754 (0.01393 - 0.05445), b=2.94 (2.76 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.9 [15.1, 83.8] mg/100g; Iron = 0.619 [0.321, 1.106] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [18.5, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.198 [0.109, 0.361] g/100g; Selenium = 19.1 [8.6, 39.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 27.3 [6.7, 114.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.612 [0.379, 0.942] mg/100g (wet weight);
