Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range					
						Ecología					
				
				
				
					marino pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243);  rango de profundidad ? - 200 m (Ref. 86942). Subtropical; 42°N -   45°S, 180°W -   180°E				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Warm and temperate seas of all oceans.  Western Central Pacific:  Guam (Ref. 35721).  Eastern Pacific:  southern California, USA to Peru (Ref. 2850).  Western Atlantic:  Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil (Ref. 7251).  Eastern Central Atlantic:  Madeira Island (Ref. 74541).
				
				 
			
			
				
					Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
				
				
				
					Madurez: Lm 13.9, range 11 -  16.8 cm
 Max length : 40.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5288)				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Oceanic species with a strong preference for marlins and sailfish as hosts, but may occasionally cling to other large fishes.  Attaches to the body or gill chamber of the host (Ref. 10791).  Oviparous.  Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 57896).			
			 
			
			
			
				
				
				
				Oviparous. From collection study observations, a mature pair is often found attached to a single host, most often a billfish, indicative of distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 57896).				
				 
			
			 
				
				
				
					Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Human uses  				
				
				
					Pesquerías: sin interés				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (Referencia 
123201): 17.3 - 28.2, mean 25.9 °C (based on 1457 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Referencia 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5352   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00257 (0.00110 - 0.00600), b=3.17 (2.96 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Nivel trófico  (Referencia 
69278):  3.5   ±0.50 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Resiliencia  (Referencia 
120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec = 8,100).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100). 
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