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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Platybelone Trachura

Platybelone trachura Valenciennes, 1846
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.2
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Maximum length is body length. Found close to the surface in shallow water. Feeds mainly on small fishes. Oviparous . Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface .

Scientific Name
Platybelone trachura
Authority
Valenciennes, 1846
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Trophic Level
4.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Platybelone Trachura is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Platybelone Trachura is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical Southeast Atlantic: known only from Ascension and St.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
4.2±0.73
Food Items

small fishes

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00126 × L3.11 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
26.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.2
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Valenciennes, 1846

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