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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Blacktail picarel

Spicara nigricauda Norman, 1931
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
50–100 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Blacktail picarel (Spicara nigricauda), first described by Norman, 1931 is a medium-sized fish in the family Sparidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 20.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 50 to 100 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.

Scientific Name
Spicara nigricauda
Authority
Norman, 1931
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
20 cm
Depth Range
50–100 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Blacktail picarel is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Blacktail picarel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

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

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 50 - 100 m . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01995 × L2.96 (TL)
Max TL
20cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
29.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Norman, 1931

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