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Etymology: Selene: Greek, selene = moon (Ref. 45335).
Ambiente / Clima / Intervalo
Ecologia
; marinhas; estuarina bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 55 m (Ref. 26912). Subtropical, preferred 25°C (Ref. 107945); 46°N - 45°S, 98°W - 16°W
Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada through most of the West Indies; along coasts of Gulf of Mexico and South America (Ref. 26938) to Mar del Plata, Argentina. Absent from the Bahamas (Ref. 26938). Replaced by Selene dorsalis in the eastern Atlantic. These two species have not been adequately studied and may prove to be conspecific. Known to occur in Mauritania (Ref. 5377).
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 20.5 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 26340); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5217); Peso máx. publicado: 4.6 kg (Ref. 26340)
Espinhos dorsais (total): 9; Raios dorsais moles (total): 21; Espinhos anais 3; Raios anais moles: 17. Pelvic fin small (Ref. 13608). A very deep-bodied, short and strongly compressed fish. Facial profile nearly vertical and concave. Pelvic fin very short (Ref. 26938).
Adults usually found near the bottom from inshore waters to at least 54 m depth, but may form schools near the surface (Ref. 5217). Juveniles are found on muddy bottoms brackish estuaries and in coastal marine waters (Ref. 5217). Adults feed on small fishes and crustaceans. Good food fish and marketed fresh.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para o homem
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Utilização humana
Pescarias: altamente comercial; Aquário: Aquários públicos
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