Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 500 m (Ref. 5951), usually 20 - ? m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 45°N - 8°N, 87°W - 59°W
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Venezuela, including eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico and continental coastal regions of the Caribbean Sea, with a single record from the Bahamas. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251)
3 prominent black spots on side, each surrounded by lighter ring (Ref. 26938).
Inhabits rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Largest species of frogfish in western Atlantic (Ref. 26938).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Oviparous.
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pescarias de subsistência; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Mais informação
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.6 - 28, mean 26 °C (based on 316 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.68 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Fec assumed to be > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 21.2 [9.1, 63.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.501 [0.252, 0.927] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [17.2, 22.9] %; Omega3 = 0.201 [0.077, 0.524] g/100g; Selenium = 23.5 [10.1, 59.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.9 [9.9, 198.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.592 [0.360, 0.936] mg/100g (wet weight);