Biology ⁸

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). Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans. Good food fish and marketed fresh.

National distribution ⁹

United States

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

Morphology ¹⁰

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 17

Size ¹¹

Maximum size: 600 mm TL

Diagnostic description ¹²

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).

Habitat ¹³

Habitat Type: Marine

Diet ¹⁴

Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans.

Reproduction ¹⁵

Spawning season in late summer; eggs are pelagic.

Link to Access Genomic Data ¹⁶

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=146146&lvl=0

Sources and Credits

1. NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Selene_setapinnis_1.jpg
2. SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Fish4444_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg
3. (c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdtimm/3594212038/
4. (c) FAO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://d1iraxgbwuhpbw.cloudfront.net/images/species/seset_u0.gif
5. H. L. Todd, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Selene_setapinnis_by_Todd.jpg
6. SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Selene_setapinnis.jpg
7. (c) AquaMaps, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.aquamaps.org/imagethumb/cached_maps/2050/exp_24_pic_Fis-22957.jpg
8. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/20841682
9. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28808435
10. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/20841684
11. (c) FishWise Professional, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/24196311
12. (c) FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/20841683
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14. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/28476718
15. (c) Gulf of Maine - CoML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/8080723
16. (c) matbio, all rights reserved

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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