A schooling fish, apparently preferring clear oceanic waters.

Gulf of Mexico

Western Central Atlantic: Florida Keys, Cuba, Bahamas, Antilles, Los Roques Archipelago off Venezuela; from Yucatan, Mexico possibly to western Venezuela; not in Gulf of Mexico. If correctly identified, then it occurs in Sibun River, Belize.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 21 - 26

Maximum size: 110 mm TL

11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217))

Body somewhat compressed and slender. Snout less than eye diameter; maxilla long, tip pointed, reaching almost to gill opening; gill cover canals of walkeri-type. Anal fin moderately long, its origin below about midpoint of dorsal fin base. A silver stripe along flank, a little less than eye diameter (Ref. 189). Melanophores on underside of snout do not reach premaxillae, leaving an unpigmented area (Ref. 7251).

Depth range based on 13 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 12 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.4 - 2.5
  Temperature range (°C): 26.770 - 27.601
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 0.997
  Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.481
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.593 - 4.662
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.051 - 0.169
  Silicate (umol/l): 2.028 - 2.813

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0.4 - 2.5

Temperature range (°C): 26.770 - 27.601

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 0.997

Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.481

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.593 - 4.662

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.051 - 0.169

Silicate (umol/l): 2.028 - 2.813
 
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pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine

Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1

Not Evaluated

fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually