Nomeus gronovii (Gmelin, 1789)

Man-of-war fish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Nomeidae
Synonyms	Gobius gronovii, Eleotris mauritii, Nomeus dyscritus, ... more
Common names	Pastorcillo, Bluebottle fish, Man-o-war fish, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Haedrich, R.L. 1986. (Ref. 4777)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 39.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4412)

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 58302)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 52°N - 45°S

Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: north-west Africa and the Canary Islands (Ref. 4777); also São Tomé Island (Ref. 34088). Not recorded from the Mediterranean and most of the eastern Atlantic (Ref. 9834). Indian and Pacific: widely distributed.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 28; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 24 - 29; Vertebrae: 41. Juveniles whitish or silvery with dark blue mottlings; pelvic fins black (Ref. 4412). Dark blue above, side silvery with patches of dark blue. Pelvic fin with inner rays joined to abdomen by membrane for its entire length (Ref. 26938).

Found offshore in warm waters. Juveniles pelagic in coastal and offshore waters down to at least 30 m, but adults possibly demersal in deep water (Ref. 9563). Occur in association with floating Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia, feeding on its tentacles and gonads and may drift with it into shore waters with proper wind conditions (Ref. 4777). Probably also feed on other soft-bodied jellyfish as well as on zooplankton (Ref.4777).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 1.0000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

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