Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Subtropical; 30°N - 18°N, 98°W - 81°W
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Inhabits offshore water on deeper rocky reefs.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.7 - 27.1, mean 24.4 °C (based on 34 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34.1 [14.5, 84.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.52 [0.26, 1.04] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.6, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.129 [0.063, 0.256] g/100g; Selenium = 9.88 [4.36, 25.46] μg/100g; VitaminA = 67 [19, 246] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.86 [0.52, 1.37] mg/100g (wet weight);