Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; acqua dolce; salmastro pelagic-neritic; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - ? m (Ref. 27363). Subtropical; 11°C - 24°C (Ref. 52052); 26°S - 41°S
South America: southern Argentina and Río de La Plata. Introduced into Europe and Asia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm 13.2 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12187); Età massima riportata: 4 anni (Ref. 59043)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 18 - 22. Body bluish brown dorsally, silvery ventrally. A broad silvery band with dark blue upper margin running from pectoral fin base to caudal fin base along midbody. Upper surface of head, pectoral and caudal fins blackish (Ref. 27363). Scales in the lateral line series above the lateral band 52-60; predorsal scales 28-35 (Ref. 47314).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabit coastal lagoons and near estuaries, usually in freshwater (Ref. 27363, 59043). Gregarious. Adults feed on zooplankton. Mature adults spawn for the first time at 1-2 years. Eggs are deposited among aquatic vegetation (Ref. 59043). Maximum length estimated from the fact that the congeneric Odontesthes incisa has a common length of 10 cm TL. This species is a cool water predator that has affected the abundance of other species native to the lakes (Ref. 1739). The fisheries has now flourished especially in lakes and reservoirs, in Peru, Argentina, southern Brazil and Chile.
Dyer, B.S., 1998. Phylogenetic systematics and historical biogeography of the neotropical silverside family Atherinopsidae (Teleostei: Atheriniformes). p. 519-536. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. (Ref. 33128)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Potential pest
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Acquacoltura: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00314 - 0.00878), b=3.05 (2.91 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 2.6 ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.0 (1.5 - 2.8) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 31
growth studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.1; tmax=4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 114 [67, 217] mg/100g; Iron = 1.57 [0.90, 2.57] mg/100g; Protein = 19.5 [17.2, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.284 [0.129, 0.706] g/100g; Selenium = 22.1 [9.9, 46.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.4 [2.1, 20.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.19 [0.84, 1.68] mg/100g (wet weight);
